Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey. and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire gorge of the salt seatide. By heaven! when she vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron seething over intense fire, when the mixture suddenly heaves and rises. Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning. The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its depth. The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its strength. The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its size.