The use of the epic simile in this excerpt helps the reader understand "how hot the spear is actually," as a result, option (d) or (iv) is the correct answer.
The author explains the cyclops and how he ate his meals and cared for his sheep in his enormous cave, according to an excerpt from The Odyssey.
In this extract, the author used an epic simile to convey to readers that the big Cyclops moves the enormous hot spear with ease and regularity.
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