Antigone Journal 1

Personification
"The doom reserved for enemies marches on the ones we love the most" (pg. 59, line 12)
-Sophocles personifies this "doom" to show how things often backfire on people. Instead of affecting your enemies, instead, you truly affect those who are closest to you.

Symbol
"My countrymen, the ship of state is safe. The gods who rocked her, after a long, merciless pounding in the storm, have righted her once more." (pg. 67, line 179-182)
-The ship symbolizes how the city has been significantly thrown around by the gods, who represent the waves, rocking the city back and forth. Creon also says this to tell his countrymen that the worst has past and that the gods are again calm and happy.

Simile
"And he had driven against our borders, [...] like an eagle screaming, winging havoc over the land" (pg. 65, line 125-128)
-The chorus explains how the enemies of Thebes had wreaked havoc on the city, like an eagle. They choose to compare these enemies to an eagle because eagles are birds of prey and are seen as a symbol of courage and strength.