Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey. and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire gorge of the salt seatide. By heaven! whe
n she vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises. Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning. The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its depth. The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its strength. The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its size.
William Sydney Porter, otherwise known as O. Henry, is released from prison on this day, after serving three years in jail for embezzlement from a bank in Austin, Texas.
