The two poems, “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe and the poem, “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)” by E E Cummings, have similarities becasue they both have the same theme of love. In the poem, “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe, the author writes the poem in a very overwhelming and emotional way. In this poem, the author talks about losing someone that they love and having the person taken away from them. Even though the poem is very dark and mentions death, it still is very powerful due to the theme of love. In a passionate and determined tone, the author states, “But our love was stronger… Nor the demons down under the sea, can ever dissever my soul from the soul, of the beautiful Annabel Lee” (Poe 27, 31-33). In the poem, “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)” by E E Cummings, the author uses love as the purpose of the writing. …show more content…
With a brave tone, it states, “i fear, no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want, no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)” (Cummings 5-7). Each of the poems are so powerful and express the theme of love in passionate ways. Although the poem, “Annabel Lee,” was a darker poem about losing someone, it still mentioned the theme of love and how it can take over a person. To add on, in the poem, “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart),” was more of a warm poem about love and the happiness it brings. The theme of love is presented in both of the poems and the author want the reader to know that love can fill a person’s heart and heal it, but can also break it and leave a permanent scar. Both of the poems have a sense of attachment towards the loved one and expresses that they can not live without them because they are their whole