"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." "Annabel Lee," is a tale of two lovers separated by death. ... In, "Annabel Lee," the man is in a kingdom by the sea and spends every night by her tomb. ... The man in, "Annabel Lee," has an almost optimistic undertone to the tragedy, he believes that nothing that nothing can separate him from his Annabel Lee, not even death. ... Both, "The Raven," and, "Annabel Lee," I believe have a lot to do with Poe's actual life. ...

• Word Count: 765
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

With the bare hints of a medieval)"Kingdom" "high-born kinsmen") ballad setting("long ago," "you may know"- familiarity with a popular ballad?)the poem launches into a relentless onomatopeia echo of the waves on the shore. Most of these settings usually turn gothically grim and this is no exception....

• Word Count: 470
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The Death of a Beautiful Woman In the poems "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee", Edgar Allan Poe skillfully creates the emotions of despair and loneliness over the loss of a beautiful woman. ... In "Annabel Lee", the main character expresses his anger (madness) at having his love taken from him but has vowed that her death "can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee" (p. 1252). ... Just as the sepulcher is now the narrator's constant companion in "Annabel Lee", the bird becomes the narrator's constant comrade in "The Raven". ... Just as Annabel Lee and Lenor...

• Word Count: 958
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School