solved discussion  What literary elements are used in the play?

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What literary elements are used in the play? Offer at least two examples.
Identify at least two themes from the play and explain how you know these are themes?
How do these two literary elements contribute to the development of the play’s meaning or theme?
Share with us your reactions to the play; did you like it and why or did you dislike it and why.

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student 1The story “Oedipus the king” by Sophocles uses many different literary elements throughout the story. The first being, metaphor, as used in the excerpt, “who cannot yet fly far, and some of us heavy with age” (Sophocles 717). Next Sophocles utilized imagery as used in the excerpt, “King you yourself have seen our city reeling like a wreck already; it can scarcely lift its prow out of the depths, out of the bloody surf” (Sophocles 717). Two themes in the text are, blindness to his own actions, and pride which prevents him from doing what is necessary which will lead to his fall. These literary elements help build the image of the story, by guiding the reader to seeing what is going on through imagery  and metaphors. As far as my thoughts on the story, I thought it was ok, it defiantly kept my attention, but once again it was not a story type I would go out looking to read.Citations:student 2 n the play “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles, some of the literary elements are irony and symbolism. The irony presented in this play is dramatic irony “I cannot say your remedy was good; you would be better dead than blind and living.” (Sophocles 746). Eyes are a major symbolism in this play since referring to the sight and the blind of those that have a vision or those that are blind. “He has been your friend before all men’s eyes; do not cast him away dishonored on an obscure conjecture.” (Sophocles 717). Some themes are sight vs blindness and guilt and shame. Sight vs blindness is part of the plot of this play and it can be identified when Oedipus mocks Tiresias’s blindness, Tiresias predicts that Oedipus will be blind soon. Also, the theme of guilt and same represent this play when Thebes suffers because the person guilty of killing the king Laius is not found yet to make justice. “For you whom these words please, the other Thebans, may Justice as your ally and all the Gods live with you, blessing you now and forever!” (Sophocles 717). “I heard that, too, but no one saw the killer.” (Sophocles 717). The literary elements complement and develop the meaning of the play and the themes because demonstrate how important was the truth and justice in Oepidus’s society, no matter how painful, dangerous, or tragic were the consequences. This play was not my favorite. I did not find it too interesting. However, it leaves a good message. Nobody can control or escape from destiny.