... His young wife Virginia died of Consumption, making her the third woman in Poe's life to have been killed by this disease. His next famous poem, "Annabel Lee," was then written in the remembrance of his beloved wife. The poem begins by expressing joy and happiness in Poe's tone. While writing such lines as ... "her tomb by the sounding sea," show how Poe exemplifies darkness even through something so beautiful as love. In the third stanza, Poe describes how Annabel Lee's life is lost. The "chilling wind" which is meant to symbolize her sickness is what takes her for him. He says that he...

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• Grade Level: High School