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Annabel Lee: A Tale of Eternal Love by the Sea

Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poem tells of a love that transcends death, set in a kingdom by the sea where a maiden named Annabel Lee captures the narrator's heart. Featuring supernatural elements, the poem explores themes of love, loss, and the eternal bond between two souls. The poignant narrative evokes a sense of longing and melancholy, emphasizing deep emotions over logical reasoning. As the speaker reminisces about his beloved Annabel Lee, the poem weaves a tale of undying love and the enduring connection between them beyond the confines of mortality.

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Annabel Lee: A Tale of Eternal Love by the Sea

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  1. “Annabel Lee” By Edgar Allan Poe

  2. It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea,

  3. That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE;And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me.

  4. Iwas a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee; Virginia very young when they married. Edgar knew her as a child

  5. With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me.

  6. A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; Lung Disease: Tuberculosis Poe’s Mother Virginia Frances Allan

  7. So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, Jane Stanard Frances Allan

  8. To shut her up in a sepulcher In this kingdom by the sea.

  9. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me—Yes!— that was the reason ...That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

  10. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— Virginia and Edgar (Family disapproved of marriage.)

  11. And neither the angels in Heaven above     Nor the demons down under the sea  Can ever dissever my soul from the soul     Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 

  12. For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams     Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;  And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes     Of the beautiful Annabel Lee

  13. And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the sideOf my darling— my darling— my life and my bride, In the sepulcher there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea.

  14. Is the speaker IN the tomb with Anabel or BESIDE the tomb that she lies in? Language is ambiguous

  15. Romantic Characteristics • Long ago • Far away • Eerie, mysterious • Supernatural overtones • Focuses on EMOTION, not reason

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