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In the poem, Annabel Lee, written by the wonderful Edgar Allan Poe, the theme is expressing love for those that have passed and the mood is sadness. The first example of the theme is when the poetry states, “But we loved with a love that was more than love,-- I and my Annabel Lee,” (Edgar Allan Poe 9-10) In this example Edgar is explaining and expressing how much he believed they had loved each other believing that their love was more than just regular love. tHE second example is when the text states, “But our love it was stronger by far than the love,” (Edgar Allan Poe 27). One again Edgar was explaining how their love together was stronger than any other love before, expressing his love for her and explaining their love together. The third

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