In the poem, “Annabel Lee” by Edger Alan Poe he introduces to the reader to a man who lost his love years ago. The speaker is remembering his love from years ago when they were together “in a kingdom by the sea” (1). Although they were only children, their love was so strong that even the angels in heaven and the demons from the underground were jealous of what they had. The speaker strongly believes that because of their jealousy the angels brought a strong wind from the heavens that killed Anabel Lee. Her body was then thrown inside a tomb by her family. Even after all these years the speaker still has deep love for her, so deep that he can still see her all around him from the moon to the stars and even comes to visit her in her tomb. This
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The sea is brought up right off the bat in the second line of the poem. The sea can be interpreted as the symbol of nature’s power and it shows contrast to the word 'kingdom' which can symbolize the power of man. As the poem progresses, the poet takes out the kingdom and only mentions the sea. One particular line is expressed as, “And neither the angels in Heaven above/ Nor the demons down under the sea” (30-31). These two lines are powerful in the sense that Poe refers to the sea as being filled with demons. Not only is the sea filled with ungodly creatures, but they are trying to rip Annabel and the speaker apart. Poe uses imagery to give his reader a very visual image of what he is describing. When someone thinks of demons they immediately think of hell or the underworld, while Poe brings these demons down upon earth. The reader can picture the demons slithering in the ocean, giving them a sense that the demon's home resides under the sea. This visual gives the poem a very dark and chilling effect. The sea is wrapped around the entire poem. Even Annabel’s tomb resides somewhere really close to the sea, “And so, all the night-tide…/ In her sepulcher there by the sea” (40). The mention of the sea's tide next to her sepulcher can make the reader imagine that the tide is actually hitting the tomb. It makes it seem that nature itself, even in her death, is still jealous of the bond of these two. The speaker is heartbroken, even after all these years, but it gives a sense of darkness to the
The sea is brought up right off the bat in the second line of the poem. The sea can be interpreted as the symbol of nature’s power and it shows contrast to the word 'kingdom' which can symbolize the power of man. As the poem progresses, the poet takes out the kingdom and only mentions the sea. One particular line is expressed as, “And neither the angels in Heaven above/ Nor the demons down under the sea” (30-31). These two lines are powerful in the sense that Poe refers to the sea as being filled with demons. Not only is the sea filled with ungodly creatures, but they are trying to rip Annabel and the speaker apart. Poe uses imagery to give his reader a very visual image of what he is describing. When someone thinks of demons they immediately think of hell or the underworld, while Poe brings these demons down upon earth. The reader can picture the demons slithering in the ocean, giving them a sense that the demon's home resides under the sea. This visual gives the poem a very dark and chilling effect. The sea is wrapped around the entire poem. Even Annabel’s tomb resides somewhere really close to the sea, “And so, all the night-tide…/ In her sepulcher there by the sea” (40). The mention of the sea's tide next to her sepulcher can make the reader imagine that the tide is actually hitting the tomb. It makes it seem that nature itself, even in her death, is still jealous of the bond of these two. The speaker is heartbroken, even after all these years, but it gives a sense of darkness to the