Read the excerpt from part 2 of the odyssey. his chores being all dispatched, he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast, and whisked away his great door slab to let his sheep go through—but he, behind, reset the stone as one would cap a quiver. which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? the cyclops' effort to catch the men is compared to a simple task, showing his strength. the cyclops' effort to catch the men is compared to a simple task, showing his bravery. the cyclops' effort to move the stone is compared to a simple task, showing his strength. the cyclops' effort to move the stone is compared to a simple task, showing his bravery.