Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Wednesday 3/5- BLIND SEER

Oedipus calls Teiresias the "BLIND SEER."  Which literary term is this an example of and why?

33 comments:

  1. Irony because he is blind but he can see things most people cannot see.

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    1. Seer means that they can see things like the future and signs of ghosts and stuff.

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  2. oxymoron seer means see and blind means you cant...

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  3. oxymoron, because blind people can't see.

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  4. It is an oxymoron, because blind and seer are 2 opposite things.

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  5. "BLIND SEER" is an example of an oxymoron. A seer is someone that sees, but calling them blind makes it an oxymoron.

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  6. Irony because he is blind and can see somethings that others may not be able to see.

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  7. Oxymoron because to be able to be a Seer you must be able to see not blind.

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  8. It's an oxymoron because blind and seer are opposites

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  9. Oxymoron because blind means you can't see and seer means a person who sees

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  10. It's an oxymoron because blind people can't see.

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  11. He's using a whammy of a oxymoron because blind people cannot "see"

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  12. This is an oxymoron because someone who is blind can't be a seer

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  13. Its a oxymoron, and he can't see because hes blind.

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  14. It is an oxymoron because 'blind' and 'see' contradict each other.

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  15. Its a Oxymoron, He is Blind and cant see , and seer is the opposite of being blind.

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  16. Oxymoron because blind peole cant see

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  17. Its an oxymoron because blind people can't see and a seer sees things.

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  18. Its an Oxymoron because blind is the opposite of seeing

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  19. It is an oxymoron because "blind" is saying that he cannot see and then "seer" is saying that he can see. These two words contradict each other.

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  20. Blind Seer is an oxymoron because blind people can't see so the two words contradict each other.

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  21. The literacy term of blind seer is oxymoron because Seer mean to see while blind is to not see

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  22. Oxymoron, since he is blind he can't see, which can not make him a seer

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  23. It is an oxymoron because if you're blind you can't see and seer is the opposite of that.

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  24. Blind seer is an oxymoron because they are opposites.

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  25. Blind Seer in an oxymoron because you cannot see if you are blind, these two words are opposites from each other.

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  26. This is an oxymoron because if you cannot be blind and be a seer

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  27. The phrase "blind seer" is an oxymoron because blind means not able to see, and seer means seeing or able to see. The two words go against each other.

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  28. Oxymoron the words go against eachother

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  29. this is an example of an oxymoron because it is two words that have opposite meanings

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  30. The words have opposite meanings so this is an oxymoron.

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