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which statement best explains the metaphor in this
excerpt?
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read the excerpt from part 4 of the odyssey.
i happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen
and caught sight of their arms and legs, dangling
high overhead voices came down to me
in anguish, calling my name for the last time.
aman surfcasting on a point of rock
for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod
to drop the sinker and the bait far out,
will hook a fish and rip it from the surface
to dangle wriggling through the air
odysseus's men are compared to fishermen, showing
their resourcefulness
odysseus's men are compared to fishermen, showing
their love of the sea.
odysseus's men are compared to caught fish, showing
their history
odysseus's men are compared to caught fish, showing
their
so these
were bome aloft in spasms toward the cliff
mark this and return
save and exit
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