ANNABEL LEE

BY: EDGAR ALLAN POE

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INTRODUCTION

EDGAR ALLAN POE

He was an American poet, editor,
and literary critic most known
for his macabre and mysterious
tales of mystery.
Edgar Allan Poe is largely
considered a key representative
of American Romanticism and
American literature.

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INTRODUCTION

"Annabel Lee”
tells the story of a young love cut
short by tragedy. As the speaker (often
assumed to be based on Poe himself,
whose young wife died shortly before
he wrote this poem)
discusses his relationship with the now-
deceased Annabel Lee, he presents the
love between them as pure, eternal, and
all-conquering.

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 MOTIVATIONAL GAME / ACTIVITY

Samson and Delilah

Instruction: Samson beats Lion, Lion beats Delilah
and Delilah beats Samson.
man pose (Samson),
place one hand on the hip and the other on the head
(Delilah)
or hold out hands like claws (lion).

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 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;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

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-
With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

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ANNABEL LEE BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away
from me,
To shut her up in a sepulcher
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying

her and me- Yes!-that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of
the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee,

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling my darling-my life and my bride;
In her sepulcher there by the sea-
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
POEM ANALYSIS

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

- It consists of Six Stanzas in the poem

- It has a Rhyme Scheme in the entire poem is ABABCB
- The Poem has Repetition such as, “But we loved with a
love that was more than love— .”
- Refrain words in the poem like “In a kingdom by the
sea” and “Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.”
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; AND
THIS MAIDEN SHE LIVED WITH NO OTHER THOUGHT
THAN TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY ME.
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- WITH A LOVE THAT THE WINGED SERAPHS OF
HEAVEN COVETED HER AND ME.
AND THIS WAS THE REASON THAT, LONG AGO,
IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA,
A WIND BLEW OUT OF A CLOUD, CHILLING
MY BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE; S
O THAT HER HIGHBORN KINSMEN CAME AND BORE
HER AWAY FROM ME,
TO SHUT HER UP IN A SEPULCHER
IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA.
THE ANGELS, NOT HALF SO HAPPY IN HEAVEN, WENT
ENVYING HER AND ME- YES!-THAT WAS THE REASON (AS ALL
MEN KNOW, IN THIS KINGDOM BY THE SEA) THAT THE WIND
CAME OUT OF THE CLOUD BY NIGHT,
CHILLING AND KILLING MY ANNABEL LEE
BUT OUR LOVE IT WAS STRONGER BY FAR THAN THE LOVE OF
THOSE WHO WERE OLDER THAN WE- OF MANY FAR WISER
THAN WE- AND NEITHER THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN ABOVE NOR
THE DEMONS DOWN UNDER THE SEA CAN EVER DISSEVER MY
SOUL FROM THE SOUL OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE,
FOR THE MOON NEVER BEAMS, WITHOUT BRINGING ME
DREAMS OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE; AND THE STARS
NEVER RISE, BUT I FEEL THE BRIGHT EYES OF THE BEAUTIFUL
ANNABEL LEE; AND SO, ALL THE NIGHT-TIDE, I LIE DOWN BY
THE SIDE OF MY DARLING MY DARLING-MY LIFE AND MY
BRIDE; IN HER SEPULCHER THERE BY THE SEA- IN HER TOMB
BY THE SOUNDING SEA.
IT CONSISTS OF SIX STANZAS IN
THE POEM
 POEM ANALYSIS

1st verse
It was many and many a year ago,
In the kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
by Annabel Lee;
and this maiden she lived with no other than thought
than to love and be loved by me.

IT HAS A RHYME SCHEME IN THE

ENTIRE POEM IS ABABCB
 POEM ANALYSIS

2nd verse
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-
With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

- THE POEM HAS REPETITION SUCH

AS, “BUT WE LOVED WITH A LOVE
THAT WAS MORE THAN LOVE— .”
 POEM ANALYSIS

3rd verse
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away
from me,
To shut her up in a sepulcher
In this kingdom by the sea.
- REFRAIN WORDS IN THE POEM LIKE
“IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA” AND “OF
THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE.”
 MAIN IDEA / THEME

"Annabel Lee" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of
a young man's tragic loss of his beloved Annabel Lee. The poem
follows the narrator's grief-stricken reflections on their love,
the beauty of Annabel Lee, and the cruel force that separated
them in death.

Other related themes in the poem include the fragility of life, the
inevitability of death, and the overwhelming nature of grief.
Ultimately, the theme of "Annabel Lee" is that true love is a force
that transcends even death itself.
GUIDE QUESTIONS
with a twist : Paper ball

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

Instructions: read the question

and Select the best answer.

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

Instructions: Select the best answer. and explained why did you
choose that letter.

1. Who does the speaker blame

for Annabel Lee's death?
a. Heaven
b. Angels
c. Sea
d.Kinsmen

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ANSWER KEY

b. Angels

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

2. Who does Annabel represent in Annabel Lee?

a. Edgar Allan Poe's Mother
b. Edgar Allan Poe's Sister
c.Edgar Allan Poe's Friend
d. Edgar Allan Poe's dead wife, Virginia Poe

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 ANSWER KEY

d
Edgar Allan Poe's dead wife, Virginia Poe

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

3. What did Annabel Lee's kinsmen shut her up?

a.A crypt
b.Nothing
c.A monastery
d.A sepulcher

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ANSWER KEY

D. sepulcher

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

4. Where was the kingdom?

a. in a tree
b. by the sea
c. by the mountainside
d. by the village

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ANSWER KEY

b. by the sea

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

5. What blew out of a cloud

"chilling my Annabel Lee"?
a. Lightning
b.Hail
c.Fire
d.Wind

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ANSWER KEY

d. Wind

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 GUIDE QUESTIONS

In your opinion what makes Edgar Allan Poe’s Writing

Unique?
In “Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe” the poem is all about
the narrator could not forget the memories of their
strong love. Now, what is the most lovely memory you
could not forget in this school year?

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 QUOTATIONS

"We were together even when we

were apart.” – Shannon A. Thompson

“There are no goodbyes for us.

Wherever you are, you will always
be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“You are my greatest adventure.” –

The Incredibles

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 ANNABEL LEE

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MS. IRENE PORTEZ

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