Annabel Lee Review

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Why does the speaker say, " I 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..."

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To show that although they were young, their love was stronger than other the love of older couples

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sepulchre

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a tomb

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What is the author's purpose for writing the poem? Options: To show the foolishness of young love, To convey his sadness at the loss of his young love, to teach the importance of letting someone go, To encourage others to pursue a loving relationship

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To convey his sadness at the loss of his young love

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From the poem, what can the reader conclude about the narrator?

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He is still greatly infatuated with Annabel Lee even after her death

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The poem is set - Options: on the moon, by the sea, in the ocean, in heaven

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by the sea

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The speaker's feelings for Annabel Lee can best be described as -

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intense

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After her death, Annabel Lee is shut into a tomb by -

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her kinsmen (family)

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Phrase repeated throughout the poem: "Kingdom by the sea", "I and my Annabel Lee", "Of many far wiser than we", "In the sepulcher there by the sea"

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"Kingdom by the sea"

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Dreams are brought to the narrator by the - moon, stars, earth, sea

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moon

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Readers of this poem are most likely to associate it with: an autobiography, a fairy tale, a letter, a detective story.

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a fairy tale