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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey:

"Then,
his chores being all dispatched, he caught
another brace of men to make his breakfast,
and whisked away his great door slab
to let his sheep go through—but he, behind,
reset the stone as one would cap a quiver."

What two things are being compared in this epic simile?

A. the door slab to the Cyclops' sheep
B. the stone to a quiver
C. a brace of men to breakfast
D. the Cyclops' chores to the men



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Final answer:

In The Odyssey, the epic simile compares the stone to a quiver.


Explanation:

In the epic simile presented in The Odyssey, the two things being compared are the stone to a quiver. This comparison is used to describe the action of resetting the stone behind the sheep as one would cap a quiver. By likening the stone-resetting action to capping a quiver, Homer creates a vivid image that helps the reader visualize the scene.


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