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  • Annabel Lee

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    Annabel Lee is a poem known for its unusual rhyme scheme and morbid subject matter. The poem, seemingly innocent at first, describes the love and passion the speaker has for Annabel Lee and how his love was returned; however, Annabel Lee later falls ill and dies. Rather than simply lamenting this, the speaker describes how he still lays down with her every night in her tomb. The poem explores the themes of sex, love, and death.

  • Commentary on Annabel Lee

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    Annabel Lee For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee 34 36 37 In the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe the speaker is grieving over the loss of true love Annabel Lee is part poem part fairy tale and a classic love story complete with a signature dark twist of Edgar Allan Poe The speaker begins the poem by noting the story takes place many and many a year ago In a kingdom by the sea 1 2 giving a fairy t

  • Annabel Lee Analysis

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    Annabel Lee Analysis By Edgar Allan Poe is a master at writing romantic poetry I chose his poem called Annabel Lee mostly because it was catchy As much as he was into dark poetry Poe loved to do poetry on the beauty of a woman It seems as though for him the beauty of a woman came at the end of life Annabel Lee was written in 1849 It speaks about the death of a young woman and was originally addressed to his wife Virginia This poem is one of Edgar Allan Poes most popular writing on the basis tha

  • Critical Analysis Of Annabel Lee

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    The poem Annabel Lee has become one of Edgar Allan Poes most popular works This poem was published the same year as his death in 1849 Many believe that Annabel Lee was in real life Poes wife that had passed away This poem is about a wonderful but yet painful memory that is never ending to the narrator The poem states that they marry young making their love everlasting They had such passion for each other that even the angels did not like this The narrator goes over in detail how wonderful Annab

  • Mood in Annabel Lee and The Tell-Tale Heart

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  • Commentary on Annabel Lee

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    The poem Annabel Lee was interesting and well written Throughout reading the poem the raw emotions felt by Edgar Allen Poe as he was creating this poem were clear Even though Edgar Allen Poes feelings were clear there are many questions that remain in regard to the poem such as did he write the poem about his lost love Virginia did he write it about the loss of his mother or did he write the poem as a way to pay off a debt he owed This essay will be broken down into three parts It will describe

  • Commentary on Israfel

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    Israfel Israfel is a mesmerizing poem the beginning of which was first set down by Poe during his days at West Point College Allen 233 The poem itself is a direct contrast to Poes usual poetry which usually deal with death and dark thoughts or other melancholy Gothic ideas Poes idea of the death of beautiful woman being the most poetical of all topics is here nowhere to be found This proves that Poe when so inclined could indeed write about something other than opium induced nightmares and para

  • Comparing Poe's Poetry

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    Edgar Allen Poe demonstrates in his written works of Lenore Annabel Lee and To Helen an element that seemingly attempts to give the reader exceptional emotional sadness Poe does this by telling the poem in a point of view where a man tells the story of the death or remembrance of a young love or woman He also puts a sense of gloom in each of his poems This allows for the reader to create a mental image if the setting without him having to directly point it out As well the gloominess of his poet

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