Annabel Lee Thinking questions

Directions: Answer all questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Poe wrote on an imaginative and literal level. In this oem!
scholars believe that he took the un"ortunate! remature death o"
his wi"e and translated this real#li"e e$erience into a creative
oem. In realit%! Poe&s wi"e! 'irginia! had died "rom a "our %ear
battle with tuberculosis! (nall% succumbing a"ter catching a cold
due to dra"ts "rom insu)cient "uel.
1. What is the theme of Annabel Lee? Explain how the following line is
an example of the theme of the poem.
For we love with a love that was more than love!
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b. 'ovet
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). *oe use a preponeran(e of +s, souns.
a. Write four examples of +s, souns at the beginning of wors.
b. Write two examples of +s, souns in the mile of wors.
(. Write out two examples with +s, souns at the en.
-. *oeti( .erms%
a. Write out one example of a rh/ming (ouplet.
b. Write out two examples of assonan(e.
(. Write out two examples of alliteration.
. Write out two examples of internal rh/me.
0. 1n the (reative level 2not literal34 what i Annabel Lee ie of?
A((oring to the author4 what is the reason for Annabel Lee,s eath
251. the (ause3?
6. 7n the poem4 what is the literal (ause of her eath?
8. 9uote the lines whi(h illustrate%
.he :ealous/ of the angels
.he permanen(e of *oe,s love for his wife
;. Wh/ is the following ironi(?
With a love that even the winge seraphs in heaven (ovete her
an me 11<1"
.he angels4 not so happ/ in heaven4 went env/ing her an me "1<
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=. What is the real life in(ient re>e(te in lines "0<"6% the win (ame
out of the (lou b/ night? 'hilling an @illing m/ Annabel Lee?
1A. What is the moo of the poem? Wh/ o /ou thin@ so?
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