In 1827 Poe joined the U.S. ... He addressed the famous poem 'Annabel Lee' (1849) to her - its subject, Poe's favorite, is the death of a beautiful woman. ... The poem starts with Poe looking back on the life of him and his bride and right here he sets the pace for the rest of the poem by using a very even rhythm. ... This theme also becomes clearer as the poem comes to a close. ... The poem in general is about both love and anger. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Humbert uses rhetoric to compare himself to the famous, beloved, poet Edgar Allen Poe. Humbert calls himself Poe, and the name of his first, deceased, lover Annabel Leigh is taken, almost plagiarizingly, from the poem Annabel Lee by Poe. ... This allusion to Poe is supposed to somewhat endear the reader towards Humbert Humbert and show that for a great artist like himself to love a child is normal. ... "Lolita contains numerous parodic allusions to other literary works, especially to Merimee's Carmen and Poe's 'Annabelle Lee'" (40). ...

• Word Count: 1826
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School