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AnnabelLee——EdgarAllanPoeItwasmanyandmanyayearago,Inakingdombythesea,ThatamaidentherelivedwhomyoumayknowBythenameofANNABELLEE;AndthismaidenshelivedwithnootherthoughtThantoloveandbelovedbyme.Iwasachildandshewasachild,Inthiskingdombythesea;Butwelovedwithalovethatwasmorethanlove-IandmyAnnabelLee;WithalovethatthewingedseraphsofheavenCovetedherandme.Andthiswasthereasonthat,longago,Inthiskingdombythesea,Awindblewoutofacloud,chillingMybeautifulAnnabelLee;SothatherhighbornkinsmancameAndboreherawayfromme,ToshutherupinasepulchreInthiskingdombythesea.Theangels,nothalfsohappyinheaven,Wentenvyingherandme-Yes!-thatwasthereason(asallmenknow,Inthiskingdombythesea)Thatthewindcameoutofthecloudbynight,ChillingandkillingmyAnnabelLee.ButourloveitwasstrongerbyfarthantheloveOfthosewhowereolderthanwe-Ofmanyfarwiserthanwe-Andneithertheangelsinheavenabove,Northedemonsdownunderthesea,CaneverdissevermysoulfromthesoulOfthebeautifulAnnabelLee.ForthemoonneverbeamswithoutbringingmedreamsOfthebeautifulAnnabelLee;AndthestarsneverrisebutIfeelthebrighteyesOfthebeautifulAnnabelLee;Andso,allthenight-tide,IliedownbythesideOfmydarling-mydarling-mylifeandmybride,Inthesepulchretherebythesea,Inhertombbythesoundingsea.EdgarAllanPoeisoneofthegreatestliteraryfiguresinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.Hedevelopshisownpoetictheoriesandtriestoapplythetheoriestohiswriting.Poeisagainstthedidacticfunctionofpoetry,advocatingthatpoetryshouldbearhythmicalcreationofbeauty.Poe'spoemsareperfectillustrationsofhispoetictheories.Hispoemsareaimedatproducingamelancholyfeelinginthereaderandmakethereaderfeelthemetricalbeautyofpoems.Hispoeticworksarewellappreciatedallovertheworld.AnnabelLeeisoneofhislastpoemsandalsooneofhisbestpoems.Thepoemisalsowellorganized,withamusicalrhythmandfairytaleform.AnnabelLee,likemanyotherpoemsofEdgarAllanPoe,describesthethemeofthedeathofabeautifulwomanwhichiscalled“themostpoeticaltopicintheworld”bythepoethimself.Inthepoem,thenarratorandAnnabelLeehadanextremelystrongloveforeachothersincetheywerechildren.Unfortunately,theirloveissostrongthatevenangelsenvythemandAnnabelLeewaskilledbythem.However,thenarratorretainsthedeeploveforherafterherdeath.Justasthelaststanzashowsus,thenarratordreamsaboutAnnabeleverydayandliesbythesideofhertombatnight.Itseemsthattheirloveisbeyondgraveanddeath.TherearemanyspeculationofwhoistheinspirationofAnnabelLee.IwouldliketobelievethatAnnabelLeeisreferringtoPoe’swifeVirginiawhodiedattheageof26.ShewaslovedasachildbyEdgarAllenPoebecauseshewasonly13whenshemarriedthe27-year-oldPoe.Andshewastheonlybrideofhim.Poesetthesceneinakingdombytheseaandusessomeimageslikesepulcherandtomb,whichaddsomeGothictouchtothepoem.Withtherepetitionofsomewordsandphrases,thepoemhasanostalgictoneandgivesusamournfulfeeling.Themysterioustoneofthepoemmakesusfeelthatonlyinmysteriousandancienttimedoessuchkindofloveexist.Besidesthecontent,thepoeticstructureofthispoemisalsowhatIappreciate.Itiscomposedofsixstanzaswithlinesatdifferentlength,whichgivesmeafeelingofthewavesoftheocean.WhenIreadit,therhymeandthedifferentlengthmakesithasamusicaleffectanditisliketellingastorytosomeone.AnnabelLeewascomposedintheformofafairytale.First,thepoetchosesimpleeverydaywordsasthatoftalestocomposehispoem,sothatitcouldbeeasilyreachedbyeveryone,evenbysmallchildren.Second,thestartinglineItwasmanyandmanyayearago,/Inakingdombythesea,suggeststhatthetalehasexistedforalongtimeandithasbeentoldmanytimes,whichindicatesthestronglovebetweenthenarratorandAnnabelLeedoesn'tfadewithtime,anditwillbetoldfromgenerationtogeneration;bythisway,theirlovewillreachimmortality.AnnabelLeealsoshowssomecharacteristicsofaballad.Forexample:Thelanguageissimple;itisaccessibletothecommonpeopleandchildren.Thethemeistragicandthetoneismelancholy;thepoemtellsthedeathofabelovedyoungbeauty,whichisthemostfrequentlyseenthemeinPoe'spoems.PoeusesinsistentrepetitionofphraseslikeAnnabelLee,inthiskingdombytheseaforeffect,whichmightbeconsideredasrefrainsinaballad.Let’sappreciateitcarefully.InStanza1,maidenimpliesthenarratorhasn'tconsummatedwithAnnalbelLeebeforeshehadbeendead,anditsymbolizestheinnocenceandpure.Asabovemanyandmanyandloveandbeloved,Poeutilizestherepetitiontoenhancetherhythmofthepoem.However,wecanalsofindtherepetitioninStanza2,asthesoundsofwandl:Butwelovedwithalovethatwasmorethanlove.Iwasachildandshewasachild,herewefindtherepetitionoftheword,childsuggestingtheamazementandfascinationinyouth.PoeusessepulchreinStanza3andwecanseetombinStanza6;theformeriswhereAnnabelLeeisburiedinandthelatteriswhereAnnabelLee'ssoulrestin,furthermoretombdeepenstheominusconnotionwithfinality,justlikeamoredeathlytollofafuneralbell.There'rerhymeandalliterationasfollows:Awindblewoutofacloud,chillingMybeautifulAnnabelLee;Sothatherhigh-bornkinsmencameAndboreherawayfromme,ToshutherupinasepulchreInthiskingdombythesea.Let'sgetanoverlookonStanza4andStanza5,thenwecanfindthatPoeheavilyusesalliterationjustinwantofcreatingfascinatingsoundpatterns,asthefollowingsentenseinthesetwoStanzas:Awindblewoutofacloud,chillingThatthewindcameoutofthecloudonenight,Buto