Oedipus Rex Questions on Metaphor
Oedipus Rex
What are some examples of figurative language in the play Oedipus Rex? Will you please cite them and/or tell me where...
Examples of figurative language in Oedipus Rex include metaphors, such as comparing Thebes to a ship and death to the ocean, and personification, like describing Thebes as "sick." Metonymy is also...
Oedipus Rex
In Oedipus Rex, what does Oedipus mean by calling Teiresias a "child of endless night"?
Oedipus calls Teiresias a "child of endless night" to highlight his blindness. In Oedipus Rex, this term also reflects Teiresias's role as a prophet, whom Oedipus summons to uncover the cause of...