Question

In this excerpt, Odysseus is compared to a

Answer 1

Answer:

Root

Explanation:

From this excerpt, Odysseus is compared to a root because the narrator describes holding on to a "great fig tree" when the billow tossed him.

Speaking further, he also talks about being far away from the "root and bole" which is the comparison to Odyssey according to the excerpt.

He also speaks about the branches and leaves being far above his head.