Before Bierce wrote this short story, he was first lieutenant during the American Civil War. ... In comparison to "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe uses unrealistic description of setting to emphasize his point "With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, went envying her and me- [2]" Bierce's literary work of realism shows that death is inevitable, but what separates life from death? ...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate