Question

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey. Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. What does the simile add to the passage? Check all that apply. a description of the Cyclops’ home a comparison between Odysseus and his men an image of helplessness a visual image of the Cyclops’ pets a comparison between the men and innocent animals

Answer 1

After reading the excerpt, a comparison between Odysseus and his men an image of helplessness, is the right answer.

It is because here the character of Cyclops gets revealed. He is savage, brutal and treats humans almost like animals.

How helpless the men of Odysseus are feeling in front of Cyclops.