The word poetic has a short E sound. A long E sound would be in a word like sheet.
Answer:
Creon asks Oedipus if he wants to hear the news in private, but Oedipus insists that all the citizens hear. Creon then tells what he has learned from the god Apollo, who spoke through the oracle: the murderer of Laius, who ruled Thebes before Oedipus, is in Thebes. He must be driven out in order for the plague to end.
Explanation:
1 noun
2 adjective
3 pronoun
