Make a list of three to five literary devices that Shelley used that you would like to “borrow” and use them the way he used them to write a poem. Each device listed must also refer to what the literary device does, and what it would do for your poem. If you wish, go ahead and write a poem or a few lines of a poem. Your list and reasons should be about one hundred words.

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.