Question

1. who is annabel lee, and how does the speaker feel about her? how does the speaker explain what happened to her?

1. what happens when the raven visits the speaker in \the raven\? how does the speaker feel by the end of the poem?

Explanation:

1. For Annabel Lee:

• Annabel Lee is the speaker's beloved, a beautiful young woman he loved deeply in a seaside kingdom.
• The speaker feels intense, eternal love for her; his grief over her death consumes him, and he still sleeps by her tomb.
• He claims jealous angels (envying their perfect love) sent a cold wind that killed her.

1. For The Raven:

• The raven flies into the speaker's chamber late at night, perches on a bust of Pallas, and only ever replies "Nevermore" to all the speaker's questions about his lost love Lenore.
• By the end, the speaker is overcome with despair, believing his soul will be trapped in sorrow forever, never freed from the raven's grim presence.

Answer:

1. Annabel Lee is the speaker's deeply cherished young beloved from a coastal kingdom. The speaker feels unending, all-consuming love and profound grief for her; he says jealous angels caused her death via a fatal cold wind, and he still sleeps beside her tomb.
2. When the raven visits, it perches on a bust of Pallas and only answers "Nevermore" to the speaker's desperate questions about his lost Lenore. By the end, the speaker is crippled by hopeless despair, convinced his soul is trapped in eternal sorrow.