How Does Poe Use Alliteration In Annabel Lee
Essay Prompt
How does Edgar Aller Poe use hyperbole, alliteration, and/ or refrain to emphasize the main theme of Annabel Lee?
The poet, Edgar Aller Poe, the writer of Annabel Lee wrote a poem to express his love towards her. Edgar had a strong obsession with Annabel. In the poem he uses hyperbole, alliteration, and refrains to his advantage to emphasize the main theme, which is his beautiful Annabel Lee.
Edgar uses hyperbole as a way to emphasize the main theme. ‘Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech’ (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole). In line 5-6 in stanza 1, the author uses hyperbole when he says,
“And this maiden she lived with no other though
Then to love and be loved by me.”
The author is basically saying that Annabel only EVER thought about loving and being loved by him and NOTHING else. Hyperbole is also used in line 21 when the author says, …show more content…
“The angels, not half so happy in heaven.”
So the author is saying that he is happier than the angels in heaven (as if that is possible, like how are you not happy in heaven).
This is just some of the many uses of hyperbole of the author in this poem.
Edgar also uses alliteration as another way to emphasize the main theme. ‘Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or the same kinds of sounds at the beginning or words or in stressed syllables of an English phrase’ (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliteration). There is use of alliteration in line 21 where it says,
“The angels, not half so happy in heaven.”
This is both hyperbole and alliteration. The author is using ‘h‘ twice in the line as he says ‘happy’ and ‘heaven’. Hyperbole is also used in line 40 where the author
says,
“In the sepulchre there by the sea…”
The author is using ‘s’ twice in the line as he says ‘sepulchre’ and ‘sea’. There is also hyperbole in line 41 when the author says,
“In her tomb by the sounding sea.”
The author is using ‘s’ again as he says ‘sounding’ and ‘sea’. These are some of the many ways Edgar uses alliteration in this poem.
Edgar also uses refrains as a way to emphasize the main theme. Refrain is a repeated part of a poem. The poet uses refrain when he says, “… the sea” at the end lines 2, 8, 1 4, 20, 24, 31, 40, and 41. He also uses refrain when he says, “…Annabel Lee” at the end of lines 4, 10, 16, 26, 33, 35, and 37. This is an example of how the poet uses refrains in this poem.
The poet, Edgar A. Poe uses many literary elements in the poem ‘Annabel Lee’. He uses alliteration, hyperbole, and refrains. He does this to emphasize the main idea, which is his beautiful Annabel Lee.
How does Edgar Aller Poe use hyperbole, alliteration, and/ or refrain to emphasize the main theme of Annabel Lee?
The poet, Edgar Aller Poe, the writer of Annabel Lee wrote a poem to express his love towards her. Edgar had a strong obsession with Annabel. In the poem he uses hyperbole, alliteration, and refrains to his advantage to emphasize the main theme, which is his beautiful Annabel Lee.
Edgar uses hyperbole as a way to emphasize the main theme. ‘Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech’ (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole). In line 5-6 in stanza 1, the author uses hyperbole when he says,
“And this maiden she lived with no other though
Then to love and be loved by me.”
The author is basically saying that Annabel only EVER thought about loving and being loved by him and NOTHING else. Hyperbole is also used in line 21 when the author says, …show more content…
“The angels, not half so happy in heaven.”
So the author is saying that he is happier than the angels in heaven (as if that is possible, like how are you not happy in heaven).
This is just some of the many uses of hyperbole of the author in this poem.
Edgar also uses alliteration as another way to emphasize the main theme. ‘Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or the same kinds of sounds at the beginning or words or in stressed syllables of an English phrase’ (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliteration). There is use of alliteration in line 21 where it says,
“The angels, not half so happy in heaven.”
This is both hyperbole and alliteration. The author is using ‘h‘ twice in the line as he says ‘happy’ and ‘heaven’. Hyperbole is also used in line 40 where the author
says,
“In the sepulchre there by the sea…”
The author is using ‘s’ twice in the line as he says ‘sepulchre’ and ‘sea’. There is also hyperbole in line 41 when the author says,
“In her tomb by the sounding sea.”
The author is using ‘s’ again as he says ‘sounding’ and ‘sea’. These are some of the many ways Edgar uses alliteration in this poem.
Edgar also uses refrains as a way to emphasize the main theme. Refrain is a repeated part of a poem. The poet uses refrain when he says, “… the sea” at the end lines 2, 8, 1 4, 20, 24, 31, 40, and 41. He also uses refrain when he says, “…Annabel Lee” at the end of lines 4, 10, 16, 26, 33, 35, and 37. This is an example of how the poet uses refrains in this poem.
The poet, Edgar A. Poe uses many literary elements in the poem ‘Annabel Lee’. He uses alliteration, hyperbole, and refrains. He does this to emphasize the main idea, which is his beautiful Annabel Lee.