What epic simile in this excerpt shows

The correct answer is:

A. how helpless Odysseus’s men are in the clutches of the Cyclops.

A simile is a figure of speech that involves the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. in this case "like squirming puppies " describes how helpless and indefense were Odysseu's men in the clutches of the Cyclops.

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judas  

thomas  

james

explanation:

hope that !

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,