Question
Based on the epic simile, how should the reader picture the beam of wood Odysseus found in the cave?
like a deep-sea-going ship or vessel
like an olive tree, just felled and still green
like the Cyclops, large and wide
like the mast of an enormously large ship
like a deep-sea-going ship or vessel
like an olive tree, just felled and still green
like the Cyclops, large and wide
like the mast of an enormously large ship
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Like the mast of an enormously large ship — the simile compares the beam to a huge ship's mast, emphasizing its great size and sturdiness.