The two unlike elements being compared in the story are;
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the Cyclops and the mast of a ship
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using like or as. In this excerpt, we learn that Cyclops fed himself so much that he became overfilled and lay down like a mast. So the direct comparison being made is between Cyclops and the mast of a ship.
A mast is a vertical structure found at the center of a ship. So, Cyclops fell straight down after he was overwhelmed with food.
Summarily, the comparison being made is between Cyclops and the mast of a ship.
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