Annabel Lee

Which line in the poem suggests that the narrator blames supernatural beings for the death of Annabel Lee?

• "So that her highborn kinsmen came, And bore her away from me..."
• "But our love it was stronger by far than the love, Of those who were older than we..."
• "The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me.."
• " For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams, Of the beautiful Annabel Lee..."

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Why does the narrator 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..."

• To show that although they were young, their love was stronger than other the love of older couples
• To show that they grew up together in a kingdom by the sea
• To show that no one loved Annabel Lee as much as he did
• To show that their love was not a love that could last through the years

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the author's purpose for writing the poem?

• 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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The poem is set - 

• on the moon
• by the sea
• in the ocean
• in heaven

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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According to the narrator, how did Annabel Lee die?

• strangers attacked her by the ocean
• she froze to death in a high wind
• the jealous angels sent a wind to chill her
• her jealous relatives killed her

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following phrases is 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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Dreams are brought to the narrator by the - 

• moon
• stars
• earth
• sea

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

After Annabel Lee's death, you can infer that the speaker feels - 

• more removed from Annabel Lee
• thankful to Annabel Lee's relatives
• great relief that his problems are over
• resentment against Annabel Lee's relatives

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Readers of this poem are most likely to associated with - 

• an autobiography
• a fairy tale
• a letter
• a detective story

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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Which of the following statements best describes the poem's narrator?

• Mentally unbalanced by the death of his loves one
• Overwhelmed by his life by the sea
• Content with his life by the sea
• Relieved by the death of his loved one

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5