Annabelle Lee
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea, <--end rhyme
That a maiden
there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden
she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was
a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved
with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee; <--repetition
With a love
that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was
the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of
a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee; <---metaphor for her death
So that her highborn kinsman
came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this
kingdom by the sea. <_-- repetition
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went
envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this
kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling <--repetition
and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the
love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And
neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can
ever dissever my soul from the soul <--internal rhyme
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For
the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel
Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful
Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my
darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the
sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
The poem "Annabelle Lee" is an elegy. Poe wrote the poem about his grief
and sorrow after his wife died after catching a "chill" or cold when they
were out by the sea. Poe describes his passionate love for Annabelle Lee through his declarations of love for her in his poem. In the poem he states that made the angels in
heaven were jealous so they sent out a "chill" to kill his beloved. He states that they are forver conencted and ends the poem by stating that he will lie down by his dead bride.
ABABCB --> rhyme scheme
The author is devastated over the loss of his love, Annabelle Lee.
Theme
The theme of this poem is death,loss, and love.
Tone
The tone of this poem is depressing and heart broken.The author is heart broken over the loss of his love.
Mood
The mood of this poem is mournful and sad.
Source: Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, Famous Sad Love Poems http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/famous/poem/annabel-lee-by-edgar-allan-poe#ixzz2QjERSSxs
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In a kingdom by the sea, <--end rhyme
That a maiden
there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden
she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was
a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved
with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee; <--repetition
With a love
that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was
the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of
a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee; <---metaphor for her death
So that her highborn kinsman
came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this
kingdom by the sea. <_-- repetition
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went
envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this
kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling <--repetition
and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the
love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And
neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can
ever dissever my soul from the soul <--internal rhyme
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For
the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel
Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful
Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my
darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the
sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
The poem "Annabelle Lee" is an elegy. Poe wrote the poem about his grief
and sorrow after his wife died after catching a "chill" or cold when they
were out by the sea. Poe describes his passionate love for Annabelle Lee through his declarations of love for her in his poem. In the poem he states that made the angels in
heaven were jealous so they sent out a "chill" to kill his beloved. He states that they are forver conencted and ends the poem by stating that he will lie down by his dead bride.
ABABCB --> rhyme scheme
The author is devastated over the loss of his love, Annabelle Lee.
Theme
The theme of this poem is death,loss, and love.
Tone
The tone of this poem is depressing and heart broken.The author is heart broken over the loss of his love.
Mood
The mood of this poem is mournful and sad.
Source: Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, Famous Sad Love Poems http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/famous/poem/annabel-lee-by-edgar-allan-poe#ixzz2QjERSSxs
www.FamilyFriendPoems.com