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Annabel Lee
by Edgar Allan Poe
Write your answers on a separate piece of paper. Due Wendesday, Sept. 12.
Love so strong that it endured beyond the grave was an ideal topic for poetry according to Edgar
Allan Poe. He wrote this beautiful lyric poem in 1847. Notice how the poet conveys his deep
feelings for Annabel Lee while telling you of her death. Notice also the lyric quality of the poem
how it might easily be set to music.
THINKING IT OVER:
1. What made life meaningful to the narrator of the poem? __________________________
2. What was the real cause of Annabel Lees death, according to the poet? _____________
3. According to the poem, what would you say the narrator spends most of his time doing?
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STUDYING THE PASSAGE:
4. Find the main idea: Choose one.
a. How Annabel Lee died.
b. How love brings heartache
c. How the poet came to love Annabel Lee.
d. Annabels and the poets love for each other.
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5. Find the facts: Mark each one true (+) or false (O).
a. The poet fell in love with Annabel long before he wrote the poem.
b. The poet and Annabel lived on an island.
c. Only demons could dissever the souls of the lovers.
d. Annabel Lee is buried far from the sea.
e. Even the angels envied the lovers.
f. The moon reminds the poet of Annabels smiling face.
g. The poet is always thinking of Annabel Lee.
h. Annabel died by drowning.
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6. Go beyond the facts: Which one of the following could you conclude from the poem?
a. The poet means to seek revenge for the death of his love.
b. The poet hates the sea because it reminds him of his love.
c. The poet will never love anyone so deeply again.
d. The poets love for Annabel is still so intense that she seems real to him _____
7. Determine the writers style and technique: Choose two answers.
a. The poet generally analyzes love and its meaning.
b. The poet describes a personal experience.
c. The poet gives a vivid description of Annabel Lee.
d. The poet communicates personal feelings.
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10. relatives
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13. nighttime
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