Edgar Allan Poe was famous for his imagery and symbolism. He could paint a picture to make you feel like you were there with him experiencing everything he was experiencing. You can feel what he feels as he writes with such exquisite feeling what this person he writes about means to him. Annabel Lee was written about his young bride and first cousin, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. This is proven though. There are other women that some critics believe this poem to be about. Such as the woman he had an affair with, Francis Sargent Osgood. I still believe it was about his beloved Wife, Virginia. The first symbol that comes to mind when I read the poem is “the kingdom by the sea”. This phrase is repeated many times through the poem. This phrase makes one feel like this is a fairy tale story. It takes us back long before our time to a fairy tale world where there are princesses and princes. In this instance, the phrase is used for imagery. It symbolizes the rich and powerful when he uses it in line 20. He talks about Annabel’s highborn kinsmen. These are knights who are supposed to protect her. When the phrase is used this way it is a symbol for being powerful and rich. Another use of imagery in this poem is when he talks about the sea being filled with demons. This brings …show more content…
He is burying his family, which is what you would expect him to do. Poe seems to be using this as a symbol for people interfering in his life with Annabel. He feels that no one understands his and Annabel’s relationship. In line 21 and 22 Poe mentions how the angels envied his relationship with Annabel, “The angels, not half as happy in Heaven, Wen envying her and me.” He seems to be annoyed with the world trying to take his Annabel away. He shows this by stating, “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