Annabel Lee: Poem Analysis
Imagine having a love so strong that even angels in heaven are envious. This is how a man felt about his beloved Annabel Lee. They fell deeply in love at a very young age. This great love had complications when Annabel was abruptly taken away from the man and eventually passing away. She his darling, his wife, and his bride and now she was gone. They say true love conquers that the love they shared is eternal, and regardless of her death, their love will last forever. This poem was described with many elements that help illustrate a tragic fairy tale love story. Imagery, word choice, and alliteration are all poetic elements that helped shaped this poem.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote Annabel Lee in 1849 and died shortly after. Later that year it was published and left everyone asking who this poem was about? Was this poem autobiographical? It is a known fact that Poe married a woman named Virginia Clemm at the young age of 13. She also passed away a few years …show more content…
The word choice argues that although this may have happened years ago the pain is still persists and hurts the man like it was yesterday. The word choice also indicates that Annabel Lee might have been apart of a hierarchy. She lived in a kingdom, was called maiden, and when she was taken away from her lover it was described as “So that her highborn kinsmen came.” (line 17) Poe uses alliteration often in this poem. It gives the poem a smooth flow. Examples of alliteration can be found stanza 4 (line 25-26) “That the wind came out of the cloud by night/Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.” And again in stanza 5 (line 28-29) “Of those who were older than we/ of many far wiser than we.” An example of internal rhyme in this poem is also the “chilling and killing” alliteration and in stanza 5 when the speaker says ever and dissever. In stanza 5 and 6 Poe uses imagery and figures of speech to help us feel the speakers
Edgar Allan Poe wrote Annabel Lee in 1849 and died shortly after. Later that year it was published and left everyone asking who this poem was about? Was this poem autobiographical? It is a known fact that Poe married a woman named Virginia Clemm at the young age of 13. She also passed away a few years …show more content…
The word choice argues that although this may have happened years ago the pain is still persists and hurts the man like it was yesterday. The word choice also indicates that Annabel Lee might have been apart of a hierarchy. She lived in a kingdom, was called maiden, and when she was taken away from her lover it was described as “So that her highborn kinsmen came.” (line 17) Poe uses alliteration often in this poem. It gives the poem a smooth flow. Examples of alliteration can be found stanza 4 (line 25-26) “That the wind came out of the cloud by night/Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.” And again in stanza 5 (line 28-29) “Of those who were older than we/ of many far wiser than we.” An example of internal rhyme in this poem is also the “chilling and killing” alliteration and in stanza 5 when the speaker says ever and dissever. In stanza 5 and 6 Poe uses imagery and figures of speech to help us feel the speakers