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....
In Annabel Lee, Poe expresses that his love will never die, and "demons down under the sea can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee". ... Poe goes on to say heavenly bodies were so jealous of their beautiful love they killed Annabel to have her in heaven, and that he will always love Annabel and that their souls will be together. ...
In Annabel Lee, Poe expresses that his love will never die, and "demons down under the sea can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee". ... Poe goes on to say heavenly bodies were so jealous of their beautiful love they killed Annabel to have her in heaven, and that he will always love Annabel and that their souls will be together. ...
