Annabel Lee BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought

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—
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;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulcher
In this kingdom by the sea.

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 and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
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 her sepulcher there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Guide Question:
1.Who is the assumed speaker? Why did you think so?

• The assumed speaker is the boy who loved the most Annabel Lee, because based on the poem it is his “Darling—his life and his bride” 2. What is the setting of the poem? Give pertinent lines that support your answer.
• I think it is about death. “can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee”
  3. What words informs you of Annabel’s death? List all of it.
  – Heaven
  – Cloud
  – Wind
  – Sepulcher
  – Chilling and killing
  – Angels
  – Soul
  – Stars never rise
  3. What words address the age of the two lovers?
• Years, older 4.When did the two lovers fell in love?
• They fell in love to each other when they were a child.
  5. What is a synonym for angels found in the poem?
• The synonym for angels found in the poem is their children.
  6. Where does the speaker spend most of his time after the death of Annabel?
• He spent mostly his time after the death of Annabel on the reason of annabel’s death.
  7. Whom is the speaker angry with? Explain your answer.
• The speaker got angry in the angels.