LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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the speaker’s love of Annabel Lee was a gift from the heavens
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the speaker considers Annabel Lee to be like an angel
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the speaker hopes to reunite with Annabel Lee in the afterlife
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the speaker’s love of Annabel Lee could not be matched in the heavens or on Earth
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Annabel Lee” uses the literary devices of alliteration, allusion, assonance, hyperbole, imagery, personification, and symbolism.
Detailed explanation-2: -I and my Annabel Lee; with a love that the winged seraphs of heaven coveted her and me”(7-12). The speaker is appealing that their love was special every since they were children they fall in love together and the angels covet them to become lovers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperbole can be seen in line 5 and 6, which gives meaning that the maiden has nothing more other than her love. The last is repetition of phrase “in a kingdom by the sea” which is found in every stanza. Coveted her and me.
Detailed explanation-4: -Here are some examples of alliteration in “Annabel Lee": Line 21: “The angels, not half so happy in heaven.” The “h” sound is alliterative. Lines 25 and 26: “Came, ” “cloud, ” and “killing.” Though they do not all begin with the same letter, the initial sound of these three words is the same..