Which best describes one of the themes in "mending wall" by robert frost?

Which statement is the most accurate summary of this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

Precarious subsistence voracious abysmal wood is to fire as food is to arrowright grinning is to cheerful as teetering is to arrowright conniving is to scheming as terrible is to arrowright mournful is to sad as gluttonous is to arrowright

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.