The title of the poem is Annabel Lee, wrote by Edgar Allan Poe. Annabel Lee is the star of the poem, and she’s the only thing that matters to the speaker. That’s why the poem is named after her. The title introduces us to the sound of her name, which is important for the editor. Her name repeats in every line of the poem. The editor chooses this title maybe because she is the love of the author that was taken away from him. The theme of the poem is directly stated. Love is a huge theme in the poem. The narrator and Annabel Lee fell in love when they were young in a kingdom by the sea.
Their love challenged by Annabel Legs death, but the narrator does not give up on her. Instead, the narrator continues to dream about her, believes that their souls are intertwined, and sleeps in her tomb at night. The setting of this poem is in a kingdom by the sea with Steep cliffs and pounding waves. The ocean is black and cold and the sky that is filled with big boiling grey clouds. The poem takes place many and many year ago. The mood of the poem is sad because the speaker talks about his love, Annabel Lee, and how she died of frostbite on a cold night.
The allusions present in the poem are “demons under the sea” – a Greek myth of Andromeda threatened by a sea monster, but rescued by Perseus and “ever dissever” and “soul”- St. Paul’s epistle to the Romans about nothing separating us from God’s love. The allusions are evocations and it is reinforce the explicit meaning in the poem. I. Structure The author uses different poetic techniques in this poem. Poe gets fancy on this poem. The poem fits together, and the effect that meter could have on a reader.
In the first lines, he mixes what’s called an anapaest (which is two nstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable) with whats called an iamb (which is the meter you hear most commonly in poetry, an unstressed syllable followed by a stress. ) The poem has a rhyme scheme. The author sets up a basic pattern and then plays with it a fair amount. The long lines sometimes rhyme, and sometimes don’t, but the short lines always end in the same sound. The poem is broken into different sections. There are a total of six stanzas in this poem.
The sections match the punctuation in the poem and the poem cannot be divided differently. The climax of the poem is when Annabel Lee was taken away and died. The emotional curve of the poem is when the highborn kinsman of Annabel Lee came and bore her away from the speaker and died. Ill. Style The poem’s language is primarily literal. Because it means exactly what is says. The narrators stylistic register is colloquial. The syntax of the poem is simple. The placement of words in the sentence is understandable and simple. IV. Poetic Effects There are many examples of figurative language in this poem.
Like this line “So that her highborn kinsman came and bore her away from me” is an xample of a euphemism, explaining Annabel Lee’s death. An example of allusion in the poem is “With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven, coveted her and me”. As it references the angels in heaven. Lastly, “For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams, of the beautiful Annabel Lee;” is an example of personification, as it discusses the moon beaming. V. Hermeneutic Questions The purpose of the poem is Catharsis. The poem is releasing a strong emotion.
The poem revealed that the narrator is deeply in love with Annabel Lee and even in his dreams he wants to be with her. VI. Vocabulary Seraphs – a member of the highest group of angels Coveted – to have a wrongful desire Highborn- having noble parents Kinsman- a male relative Sepulchre-burial tomb Dissever – to sever VII. Personal Reflection The poem is really great. It shows the undying love of the speaker to Annabel Lee. Although Annabel died long time ago, the speaker still sees her as if she is alive. It is really great to know that even the person you love died, you are still devoted and faithful.
This poem is really nice because it combines two types of genres. It is relatively romantic, as he talks of his immense love and passion for his Annabel, but it also somewhat dark in that the one he loves died. The poem is giving me different emotions as read it. It makes me feel happy, sad and in love at the same time. I salute the speaker for his undying love for his Annabel because nowadays, it is very difficult to meet someone who will be showing his undying love and faithfulness. Now, I believe that forever really exists because of this poem because he still sees Annabel with him and continuing loving and devoted.
