The Undying Love for Annabel Lee

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In the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe, the poem’s speaker explores the themes of eternal love and death. It has been considered by many as a creepy and obsessive poem that explores the subject of love and desire. This poem is one of the most popular love poems in the English language because it portrays the kind of love that anyone would want to live at least once in their life. This is a kind of love that will never die and will stand the test of time even after death. This is where some people have decided to tie the “creepiness” term but as we explore the whole poem we will get a better understanding of Poe’s undying love for Annabel Lee. Love is one of the major themes of this poem. In some parts of the poem it might seem a little twisted and borderline creepy, but this still remains a poem that speaks of a great love. The thing that makes this poem so interesting is that it does not stick to the happy and bubbly side of love. This poem explores the dark side of love that can become dangerous and torment you. This kind of love has left the poet sad and lonely. This love is what defines the poet and makes him who he is, but at the same time has destroyed his life because it is all he can think of, even after the woman he loves has passed away. This poem also explores the theme of mortality. The poet has become obsessed with how and why Annabel Lee dies. The themes of love and death are connected in this poem. This poem makes us think if love dies after physical death occurs, or if love prevails after death and conquers all. The poem is broken into six stanzas. Poe uses a lot of internal rhymes like in line 26 “Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee”. The poem’s setting seems to have some Gothic elements as the kingdom by the sea is in a vague and mysterious location. Poe does not give many details about the location but creates an obscure and romantic
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