Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt?

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.

a man 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:

so these

were borne aloft in spasms toward the cliff.

D. Odysseus’s men are compared to caught fish, showing their helplessness.

Hope this helps!

Explanation:

halibut, flounder, tuna, and trout are all fish. so your first answer is 1.) fish. and since fish is edible, your next answer would be 3). edible

to describe those fishes more thoroughly, some of those fishes live in fresh water, and some of the fishes live in salt water, and that is not a thing that they all have in common. the question is asking what is common with all of the fish, so answer choices 2). fresh water and 4). salt water are not right.

greet them:

buenas noches.

that is considered night time which is when "good night" is used.