Annabel Lee by Ms Ortiz

1. 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…”

1. The tone of this poem can best be described as:

• Nostalgic

• Ecstatic

• Melancholy

• Vehement

In the first 2 stanzas, Annabel Lee is portrayed as:

• A young and foolish girl.

• A child swept away by the love of the narrator.

• A middle-aged woman scarred by love.

• A girl who has run away from home.

The author uses personification in stanza 4 to:

• Minimize the way Annabel Lee died.

• Attribute the death of Annabel Lee to forces beyond his control.

• Portray the terrible way in which Annabel Lee died.

• Gain sympathy from the reader about how Annabel Lee died.

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

• He misses Annabel Lee, but has moved on from her death.

• His love for Annabel Lee has started to fade.

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

• He wishes that he were dead in Annabel Lee’s place.

In the poem, the word sepulchre can best be defined as:

• A morgue

• A castle

• A tomb

• A moat

What is the author’s purpose for writing this 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

Why does the narrator say, “I was 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…”

• 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