LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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From “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe:"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams / Of the beautiful Annabel Lee” (Poe 34-5).Here, the author uses figurative language to indicate that ____
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Annabel Lee was superior to all other women
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the speaker’s dreams of Annbel Lee are disturbing
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the stars feel sympathy for the speaker and shine brighter
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the speaker thinks and dreams of Annabel Lee constantly
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"Annabel Lee” uses the literary devices of alliteration, allusion, assonance, hyperbole, imagery, personification, and symbolism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like many of Poe’s poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious. He retains his love for her after her death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Additionally, the moon is personified in ‘Annabel Lee’: ‘the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams. ‘ This is after Annabel Lee has died, and the narrator uses this personification of the moon to describe how often he dreams about Annabel Lee: every night.
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