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Poem Analysis
1.What is the theme of “Annabel Lee”? Explain how the following line is anexample of the theme of the poem.
“For we loved with a love that was more than love…”
The poem ‘Annabel Lee’ is one based on the theme of eternal love. In this poem, thenarrator portrays his love toward Annabel by means of a dramatic use of nostalgia.In the line “For we loved with a love that was more than love…” narrator says thatthe bonds of their love were so strong that it cannot be affected by anything. He alsosays that their love was divine and it could not be compared to the definition of love.This kind of love is hardly seen and the central idea of the poem is based on their love, their experiences, and their sufferings.
2.Poe used a preponderance of‘s’ sounds.a. Write four examples of‘s’ sounds at the beginning of words.b. Write two examples of‘s’ sounds in the middle of words.c. Write out two examples with‘s’ sounds at the end.
a.‘Sea’, ‘she’, ‘seraphs’, and ‘sepulchre’. b.‘Kinsman’ and ‘dissever’.
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c.‘Demons’ and ‘beams’.
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Ponder and then best explain what you think is the reason for all the‘s’sounds.What do they add to the poem?
Difficult to tell!!!
4.Diction: What words does Poe use to indicate that he and Annabel Lee lived in aseparate world? Explain how these words create a fantasy world.
Poe uses: “In a kingdom by the sea”. Being a second line of the poem, it creates sucha setting that the reader would himself step into the fantasy world. These words arecommonly used in fairy tales.
5.Poetic Terms:a. Write out one example of a rhyming couplet. (If you do not know what this is,take a good guess from the name.)b. Write out two examples of assonance.c. Write out two examples of alliteration.d. Write out two examples of internal rhyme.
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