Question

annotation: find at least one literary device in the passage. annabel lee by edgar allan poe 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. i was a child and she was a child, in this kingdom by the sea, but we loved with a love that was more than love - i and my annabel lee - with a love that the wingèd seraphs of heaven coveted her and me. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. the angels, not half so happy in heaven, went envying her and me - yes! - that was the reason (as all men know, in this kingdom by the sea) during reading questions 1. when did the speaker and annabel first begin their relationship? why do you suppose the speaker emphasizes the word \child\ in line 7? 2. allusion is when an object or idea is referred to in a text that is unrelated. what does the speaker allude to in line 11? 3. in line 14, what does the speaker mean by saying that the night \chilled\ annabel?

Explanation:

1. The speaker and Annabel began their relationship when they were children. The emphasis on "child" highlights the purity and innocence of their love.
2. In line 11, the allusion is to the envy of the angels (seraphs) in Heaven towards the speaker and Annabel's love.
3. When the speaker says the night "chilled" Annabel, it symbolizes the cold - heartedness of the forces (like the high - born kinsmen) that separated them, and also the onset of misfortune and death.

Answer:

1. They began their relationship when they were children. The emphasis on "child" shows the innocence of their love.
2. The speaker alludes to the envy of the angels in Heaven towards their love.
3. It symbolizes the misfortune and the forces that separated them.