Question

1. part b: which of the following quotes best embodies an example of the answer to part a?

a. \it was many and many a year ago / in a kingdom by the sea\ (lines 1-2)
b. \yes!—that was the reason (as all men know / in this kingdom by the sea) / that the wind came out of the cloud by night / chilling and killing my annabel lee.\ (lines 23-26)
c. \and neither the angels in heaven above / nor the demons down under the sea\ (lines 30-31)
d. \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\ (lines 34-37)

1. what does the rhyme scheme reveal about the speaker? rl 10.5/10.6

a. the rhyme scheme, as it is very basic and inconsistent, reveals little about the speaker but does suggest he may be an unreliable narrator.
b. the end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with annabel \lee\; this suggests the speaker is trying to recreate a childish rhyme, to draw attention to his youth.
c. the end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with annabel \lee\; this suggests that the speaker is still very focused on his relationship with annabel, and she is never far from his mind.*
d. the rhyme scheme mostly relies on internal rhyme (for example, \chilling and killing\ in line 26); this suggests that the speaker has been bottling up his grief since his childhood and he can barely speak of his pain.

16 why does the speaker focus his attention on annabel lee? rl 10.1
a. because she was a young and innocent child
b. because she was coveted by angels
c. because she lived by the sea like the speaker
d. because she loved the speaker

17 what happened to annabel lee? rl 10.1
a. her family moved so she would no longer see the speaker.
b. she was blown by the wind off of a sea cliff.
c. she died suddenly from an illness.
d. she was buried alive in a tomb.

18 why does the speaker believe annabel lee died? rl 10.1
a. because unhappy angels were bored and killed her for fun
b. because angels were jealous of the young lovers
c. because she was playing dangerously close to the sea
d. because he didnt appreciate her when she was alive

Explanation:

Question 15

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The rhyme scheme in "Annabel Lee" is consistent (e.g., uses rhymes with "Lee"), so saying it's inconsistent is wrong.
• Option B: The rhyme with "Lee" doesn't suggest recreating a childish rhyme for youth; it's about his focus on Annabel.
• Option C: The simple end - rhyme scheme with frequent rhymes to "Lee" shows the speaker's strong focus on Annabel and that she's always on his mind. This matches the poem's theme of his enduring love and memory of her.
• Option D: The poem's rhyme scheme is mainly end - rhyme (not internal rhyme as this option claims) and the explanation about bottling grief since childhood is not supported by the rhyme scheme.

• Option A: The poem focuses on their love, not just her being a young innocent child.
• Option B: The angels are jealous of their love, but the speaker's focus is on their love, not that she was coveted by angels.
• Option C: Living by the sea is part of the setting, not the main reason for his focus.
• Option D: The speaker focuses on Annabel Lee because she loved him and their deep love is a central theme of the poem.

• Option A: There's no mention of her family moving in the poem.
• Option B: The poem says the wind came out of the cloud and killed her, not that she was blown off a cliff.
• Option C: The poem doesn't indicate she died from an illness.
• Option D: In the poem, Annabel Lee is buried (implied as dead and in a tomb - like situation). The line "Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee" and the later references to her in the afterlife - like context support that she died and was buried.

Answer:

C. The end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with Annabel "Lee"; this suggests that the speaker is still very focused on his relationship with Annabel, and she is never far from his mind.

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