... poem comes to a close. The fifth stanza brings clarity to the fact that Poe's love for his dead love will never die. He writes that "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-. By writing this he is defying the very will of anything ... that would dare to come between him and his love. When she died a part of him died with her. In the final stanza Poe writes that everything in this ... they were both young, that their love for each other was a great one. This love then turned into anger an...

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... of immortality which her beauty seemed to guarantee." (Kennedy 100) In "Annabel Lee" the speaker blames the jealousy of the angels for the death of his beloved Annabel Lee. 21 The angels, not half so happy in heaven, 22 Went envying her and me:-- 23 Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, 24 In this kingdom by the sea) 25 That ... " emphasize the theme of death. The speaker refuses to be separated from her which stresses the feelings of melancholy and Garofalo 5 gloom. 30 And neither the angels in heaven above 31 Nor the demons down under the sea, 32 Can ever dissever my soul from the...

• Word Count: 1648
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School