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Annabel Lee: Background
Annabel Lee: Background
Annabel Lee: Background
Background
Seeking relief from loneliness and despair, Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm.
Twelve years after they were married, Virginia died of tuberculosis, then known as
consumption. Poe wrote this poem after her death.
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
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1. seraphs : n. angels
2. coveted : v. envied
3. dissever : v. separate
4. tomb : n. grave