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in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current,
we rowed into the strait – Scylla to port
and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire
gorge of the salt sea tide. By heaven! when she
vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron
seething over intense fire, when the mixture
suddenly heaves and rises.

What does the simile add to this passage? Check all that apply.
-a comparison between the sea and a cauldron
-a visual representation of the sea’s anger
-a comparison between Scylla and Charybdis
-an example of how the men feel as they row
-a visual to show where Scylla and Charybdis are located

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the answer is 
-a comparison between the sea and a cauldron 
-a visual representation of the sea’s anger
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Answer: A) a comparison between the sea and a cauldron, and B) a visual representation of the sea’s anger.

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in the comparison of two things that aren't obviously similar between each other, it has the function of create an image that helps to better understand the text or passage. In this case, the excerpt presents the simile "...all the sea was like a cauldron  seething over intense fire, when the mixture  suddenly heaves and rises", comparing the sea with a cauldron in a fire, which gives the reader an image that represents the anger of the sea.

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