Love Poem "Annabel Lee" By Edgar Allan Poe

In the name of ALLAH, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Annabel Lee By Edgar Allan Poe

"Annabel Lee" is a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of a deep and tragic love between the poet and the beautiful Annabel Lee, set in a mythical "kingdom by the sea." The poem is structured in a traditional ballad form, characterized by a rhythmic and melodic quality that enhances its emotional appeal.

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19,1809 - October 7,1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. Edgar Allan Poe's tumultuous life greatly influenced his writing. He experienced numerous personal losses, battled inner demons, and struggled with addiction throughout his life. These experiences seeped into his works, giving them a unique and chilling authenticity.

The poem, "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. 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 became envious. The main themes in 'Annabel Lee' include love, loss, and the idea of an eternal bond that transcends death. The poem reflects on the deep emotional connection between the speaker and Annabel Lee, emphasizing the purity and intensity of their love. 

Poe employs rich symbolism throughout "Annabel Lee" to convey deeper meanings. Some key symbols include: The Sea; Represents the vastness of love and the depths of sorrow. The sea is a powerful, unpredictable element of nature. It is from a sea wind that Annabel Lee gets the chill that kills her. The sea is a looming, ominous presence in the poem and symbolizes loneliness, coldness, and emptiness. In the end, Annabel Lee dies and is put in a sepulcher, or tomb.

An other key symbol is Angels; Symbolize the envy of a love so profound that even celestial beings cannot comprehend it. The angels, in their envy, allegedly caused a cold wind to blow on Annabel Lee, who then caught a mortal chill, died, and was buried in a tomb by the sea. The symbol of Tomb in "Annabel Lee"; signifies the finality of death, yet it also serves as a place of connection for the speaker, where he can feel close to her spirit.

In fact, the poem's conclusion shows the speaker's environment merging with his grief. The moon and the stars exist only to bring back memories of Annabel Lee. The sea, too, is defined by his grief—its constant “sounding” underscoring the eternal silence of his deceased lover. "The stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes." The beauty of the stars is a symbol of his dead lover's eyes. Light and dark are symbols of happiness (when she was alive) and darkness (grief with her death).

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of a passionate, youthful love between the speaker and Annabel Lee, so profound it was envied by angels. This heavenly jealousy leads to a fatal chilling wind that kills Annabel Lee. Despite her death and burial in a tomb by the sea, the speaker's love remains unbroken; he continues to sleep near her grave, believing their souls are still connected and cannot be separated even by death.

"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe is a love poem; and love poems in essence are piece of writing in verse, that expresses deep affection, passion, or admiration for another person, and it can range from short, simple declarations to longer, more complex explorations of emotion, using imagery, metaphor, and personal details to convey feelings of love, joy, longing, and even grief or loss within a relationship. Similarly; this poem is no different; however, it carries a strange symbol from "The Kingdom of Sea".; which itself is a symbol of life and strength of nature's wonder. This poem focuses on an ideal love which is unusually strong. In fact, the narrator's actions show that he not only loves Annabel Lee, but he worships her, something he can only do after her death.

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;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

  Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

  In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

  I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

  Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

  In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

  My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsmen came

  And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulchre

  In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,

  Went envying her and me—

Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,

  In this kingdom by the sea)

That the wind came out of the cloud by night,

  Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

  Of those who were older than we—

  Of many far wiser than we—

And neither the angels in Heaven above

  Nor the demons down under the sea

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

  Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

  Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes

  Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

  Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,

  In her sepulchre there by the sea—

  In her tomb by the sounding sea.