Introduction Edgar Allan Poe is an America writer, poet and critic famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery (1). “Annabel Lee” was Poe’s last major poem that was published instantaneously after his mysterious death in 1849 (2). Subject Matter Throughout ‘Annabel Lee’ Poe gives a depiction of the life and death of a beautiful young woman. The start of the poem explores the love that was once shared long ago between a young couple. The revealing of her tragic death, creates a sudden and tragic turn of events, resulting in the speaker’s mourning. Purpose The purpose of ‘Annabel Lee’ is to share the love the third person objective narrator and Annabel Lee shared long, long ago. This poem proves that young love does exist, and that the love they once shared was not merely a summer fling it was in fact real. …show more content…
At the beginning of the poem in stanza 1 and 2 Poe illustrates the powerful young love shared between the speaker and Annabel Lee. However a sudden turn of events occur in stanza 3, when the death of Annabel Lee makes audience feel sympathy for the speaker. Mourning is the occurring theme in the remainder of the poem, as the speaker reflects on his past happiness. ‘Annabel Lee’ is a ballad and a narrative poem, evidence of this is shown through the simple language and the story line the poem follows. Third person objective narration is shown throughout the duration of this poem, Poe has created the speaker in the poem not has him but as the lover of Annabel Lee. The used of this technique is symbolism, as it explores the love Poe once shared with his wife Virginia Clem, through Annabel Lee and the speaker. The rhyme scheme within this poem is “Lee”, “Me”, “Sea” is the most prominent rhyme scheme shown within this poem. “Annabel Lee” consists of six captivating