Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Questions for Annabel Lee

1) How does the speaker explain the death of Annabel Lee? How does he feel about her death?

2) Find as much as you can about this poem. What does it mean? What does it represent? (Googling Annabel Lee Analysis may be a good start...) Why a kingdom by the sea?

3) What is the effect of using assonance, alliteration and repetition in this poem? How does it make you feel? Why is Poe using them? What do those things create? Read it outloud to find out.