Question

annabel lee
poetry analysis
directions: answer the questions using the poem. (use the hints in parentheses to assist with the correct answer)

1. who is the author?
2. who is the assumed speaker?
3. what is the setting?
4. what is the format?

a. stanza(s)
b. lines per stanza
c. rhyme scheme(s)

1. what lines inform you of annabels death? (number)
2. according to the speaker, why did annabel die? put the lines that support this answer
3. what line addresses the young age of the two loves?
4. what does coveted (synonym from poem) mean and who portrayed this action?
5. what is a synonym for the word angel?
6. in the 4th stanza, what sound device is chilling and killing an example of?
7. what is a synonym for tomb or crypt? use a word from the poem

Explanation:

1. "Annabel Lee" is a well - known poem by Edgar Allan Poe.
2. The assumed speaker is the lover of Annabel Lee.
3. The setting is a kingdom by the sea.
4. It has six stanzas. The first three and the last stanza have six lines, the fourth has eight lines, and the fifth has four lines. The rhyme scheme varies but includes patterns like ABABCB.
5. Lines such as "And so, all the night - tide, I lie down by the side / Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, / In her sepulchre there by the sea— / In her tomb by the sounding sea" indicate her death.
6. According to the speaker, Annabel Lee died because the angels were jealous of their love. Lines like "For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams / Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; / And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes / Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; / And so, all the night - tide, I lie down by the side / Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, / In her sepulchre there by the sea— / In her tomb by the sounding sea" and references to the angels' envy support this.
7. "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea, / That a maiden there lived whom you may know / By the name of Annabel Lee; / And this maiden she lived with no other thought / Than to love and be loved by me" implies their young age.
8. "Coveted" means desired jealously. The angels are portrayed as coveting the speaker and Annabel Lee's love.
9. A synonym for "angel" is "seraph".
10. "Chilling and killing" is an example of alliteration in the 4th stanza.
11. A synonym for tomb or crypt from the poem is "sepulchre".

Answer:

1. Edgar Allan Poe
2. The lover of Annabel Lee
3. A kingdom by the sea
4. a. Six stanzas; b. Varies (6, 6, 6, 8, 4, 6); c. Varies (e.g., ABABCB in some stanzas)
5. Lines 25 - 28
6. Because the angels were jealous of their love. Lines supporting this are throughout the poem where the speaker mentions the envy of the angels.
7. Lines 1 - 6
8. Desired jealously; the angels
9. Seraph
10. Alliteration
11. Sepulchre