How Does Poe Use Metaphors In Annabel Lee

Final Macabre Essay: (500-600 words)

The poem “Annabel Lee” is a poem of loss written by Edgar Allen Poe a 19th-century poet famous for writing macabre poems and uses literary devices in a multitude of ways to convey its theme to the reader. In this poem, a man falls in love with a woman named Annabel Lee, but one day Annabel Lee is killed by a storm. His love remains strong towards his wife even after her death, and the man finds peace because of this, showing that his love transcends death. In this macabre poem, Edgar Allen Poe uses metaphors, internal rhymes, and repetition to convey the theme that love can go beyond death.

One aspect of the poem that adds to its theme is the use of repetition. For example in stanzas one and two

For instance, as said in stanza three “So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me.” What this metaphor means is that when Annabel lee died her relatives or “kinsmen” came to take her to her final resting place as shown when the line states“they bore her away from me” Figuratively the meaning of this line is that Annabel Lee kinsman from whom was already deceased carried her soul away also shown in the line when it says “And bore her away from me” which implies that her family carried her away into heaven. Furthermore, this line contributes to the overall theme of this poem by explaining that Annabel Lee was carried away from the man but the man's love for her remains to show that death cannot stop that love. In addition, another line from stanza three “The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me” also adds to the overall theme of this poem by giving the reader perspective on how strong the love between Annabel Lee and the man was by saying that their love even made the angels envious which also makes the theme that love can go beyond death more credible by showing the strength of their love. What this line is trying to convey literally in the poem is that the man is blaming the heavens and angels and that he believes it is their fault that his wife died and they killed her because they were

As stated in stanza six “For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams” In the poem, this line internally rhymes beams with dreams; this way of rhyming words keeps the reader captivated and adds to the rhyming structure of the poem. The significance of this internal rhyme is that it makes the reader pause between beams and the next line which in turn makes a moment of tranquility within the poem because it gives the reader a moment of peaceful silence after what they read. This moment made by the internal rhyme adds to the theme of the poem because this moment of tranquility is also shared with the man showing that the man's love for his wife made him feel at peace supporting the theme that love transcends death because even though his wife died his love for her can still give him peace. Another instance of an internal rhyme being used also from stanza six is “And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes” This internal rhyme between “rise” and “eyes” adds to the poem by making the reader increase in pace while reading but also keeping the reader's interest with the rhyme itself. What this rhyme adds to the theme of the poem is it makes the reader believe that the man is healing from the death of his wife because internal rhymes such as this give closure to the reader by completing the rhyme and it makes the reader feel the man is getting this closure as well and this rhyme in