Poe - A.L.

PART A: Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

• A. Love can sometimes be so strong that it cannot be stopped by death.

• B. Jealousy and envy can corrupt people's intentions.

• C. Youth, especially young emotion, leaves a strong imprint on our memories.

• D. Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

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Which of the following quotes best reveals the theme of love being so strong it cannot be stopped by death?

• A. "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" (Lines 7-10)

• "So that her highborn kinsman came / And bore her away from me / To shut her up in a sepulcher / In this kingdom by the sea." (Lines 17-20)

• "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)" (Lines 21-24)

• "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." (Lines 30-33)

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3. Which of the following statements best summarizes how the speaker describes Annabel Lee?

• The speaker describes her as coming from a wealthier family, which is why she is taken from him.

• The speaker describes her as fragile and dainty, which is why she becomes sick so easily.

• The speaker idealizes her, describing her as beautiful and seemingly having no other purpose than to love him.

• The speaker idealizes her and describes her as perfect, but he also holds a lot of resentment for the way she treated him.

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4. PART A: What effect does the personification of nature have on this poem?

• It proves that the speaker is unbalanced, and that he is suffering from paranoia and delusions

• B. It specifically gives the speaker and the audience hope that there is an afterlife.

• C. It supports the speaker's claims that Annabel Lee was purposefully taken from him due to jealousy from the heavens.

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Which of the following quotes best embodies an example of the speaker's claims that Annabel Lee was purposely taken from him due to jealousy from the heavens?

• A. "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" (Lines 1-2)

• "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." (Lines 23-26)

• And neither the angels in heaven above / Nor the demons down under the sea" (Lines 30-31)

• "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" (Lines 34-37)

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What does the rhyme scheme reveal about the speaker?

• The rhyme scheme, as it is very basic and inconsistent, reveals little about the speaker but does suggest he may be an unreliable narrator.

• The end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with Annabel "Lee"; this suggests the speaker is trying to recreate a childish rhyme, to draw attention to his youth.

• The end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with Annabel "Lee"; this suggests that the speaker is still very focused on his relationship with Annabel, and she is never far from his mind.*

• The rhyme scheme mostly relies on internal rhyme (for example, "Chilling and killing" in Line 26); this suggests that the speaker has been bottling up his grief since his childhood and he can barely speak of his pain.

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