Question

but Cyclops went on filling up his belly
with manflesh and great gulps of whey,
then lay down like a mast among his sheep.

What two unlike elements are being compared in this simile?

the Cyclops and the mast of a ship
the Cyclops’ belly and his sheep
manflesh and gulps of whey
a mast and a flock of sheep

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The simile compares **the Cyclops and the mast of a ship**. The line describes the Cyclops lying down like a mast, which is an unlike element in regard to the Cyclops himself.

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