But I clung grimly, thinking my mast and keel

would come back to the surface when she spouted.

And ah! how long, with what desire, I waited!

till, at the twilight hour, when one who hears

and judges pleas in the marketplace all day

between contentious men, goes home to supper,

the long poles at last reared from the sea.

Answer the questions to analyze the epic simile.

What is Odysseus being compared to?



What theme does this comparison suggest?