Title: Literature
Course: Anglès 4t ESO 1r T

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Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

Annabel Lee may refer to Edgar Alan Poe's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm.
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A: Vertader
Feedback: His wife, Virginia, had died not long before Poe wrote this poem, and she was younger than him. She was also his cousin and married Poe at age 13. She died of tuberculosis at age 24, and her death appears to have significantly affected her husband.

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the words "winged seraphs of Heaven" must mean "angels".
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A: Vertader
Feedback: "seraphs" is another word for the religious idea of angels that have wings - "winged".

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the word "maiden" can't mean "an old lady".
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A: Vertader
Feedback: The word "maiden" refers to Annabel Lee and we know that she is a child.

Q: Pay attention to the final stanza. Rhyme is a bit different from the rest of the stanzas in the poem, isnt it? It's not at the end of the line, but it's internal. Can you identify the pairs of words that rhyme?

[Image: final stanza]
- side | night-tide
- eyes | rise
- dreams | beams
- bride | life

Q: Does the poem have any of the following literary elements: rhyme, rhythm and stanzas?

We can see the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines and this really helps to put in into a rhythm when you read. Can you identify which 4 words rhyme? Write them using "commas" and spaces in between: e.g shore, before, more
A: see, Lee, me, we

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the love between the narrator and Annabel Lee may have been short-lived.
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A: Vertader
Feedback: "I was a child and she was a child", so they didn't have much time together since they were very young, when she died.

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the main theme of the poem must be Death.
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A: Fals
Feedback: "But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee— " It's true that a young girl has died and that's why her lover is sad, but it is their love what is at the centre of the poem. Their love has been so strong that it still remains after death. So, the main theme is Eternal Love.

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the beginning of the poem might suggest the beginning of a fairy tale, like "The Sleeping Beauty".
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A: Vertader
Feedback: "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" sounds like "once upon a time, there was a young lady locked up in a faraway kingdom". The beginning is an allusion to the beginning of fairy tales.

Is it fiction or nonfiction? Have a look at Edgar Allan Poe's biography to support your ideas. When did he write the poem? What had happened at that time?

Q: After reading the poem, I think that ...

the words "highborn kinsmen" must refer to the angels he mentions before.
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A: Fals
Feedback: "kinsmen" means a blood relative, such as a father or an uncle. So, he means that Annabel's family took her away and buried her.

Q: Can you recognize a literary element in the last stanza?
- repetition (That's it! "of the beautiful Annabel Lee" "my darling")
- metaphor
- onomatopoeia
A: repetition
Feedback: There is a repetition of "Of the beautiful Annabel Lee" in the stanza.

Q: Does it tell a story? Which one?
- Yes, the poem tells the story of a boy who is sad because of the death of her love, Annabel Lee. Since that day he has slept next to her grave because he cannot accept the situation.
- Yes, the poem tells the story of Annabel Lee, a girl who died when she was a child and is buried by the sea.
- Yes, the poem tells the story of a group of angels who killed Annabel Lee because they were jealous of Annabel and her lover.
A: Yes, the poem tells the story of a boy who is sad because of the death of her love, Annabel Lee. Since that day he has slept next to her grave because he cannot accept the situation.

Q: Does the poem have any of the following literary elements: rhyme, rhythm and stanzas?

How many stanzas can you identify? ( write a number)
A: 6

Q: Does the poem have the same components as a story? Match the components with the example.
- Characters | Annabel Lee and her lover
- Setting | sometime ago in a kingdom by the sea
- Problem | Annabel died very young and her lover is very sad
- Solution | He tries to overcome his sadness by staying next to Annabel's grave