Exploring "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe

Which poetic technique is mostly used in "Annabel Lee" to give it a song-like feel?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Metaphor

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What is "Annabel Lee" mainly about?

• The beauty of nature

• The corruption of the city

• The enduring strength of love, even after death

• The dangers of obsession

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What symbol in "Annabel Lee" shows that the narrator's love for Annabel Lee will last forever?

• The sea

• The moon

• The kingdom by the sea

• The stars

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How does Edgar Allan Poe use repetition in "Annabel Lee"?

• To show how crazy the narrator feels

• To show how beautiful Annabel Lee was

• To show how sad the narrator is

• To make the poem feel rhythmic and song-like

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What does the 'kingdom by the sea' in 'Annabel Lee' mean?

• Being alone

• A magical love story

• The line between living and dying

• How society limits love

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What poetic technique is shown in "For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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How does using 'I' or 'me' change the way a poem feels?

• It makes the poem feel like it's for everyone.

• It keeps the reader away from the feelings.

• It helps you feel closer and more connected to the story.

• It makes the story seem less real.

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How does where the poem takes place help show its main ideas?

• The city setting shows the theme of corruption.

• The kingdom by the sea highlights how true love is timeless and magical.

• The setting in nature points out the theme of natural beauty.

• The changing seasons represent the cycle of life and death.

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What does repeating the phrase "in the sepulchre there by the sea" tell us about how the narrator feels about death?

• Scared and avoiding it

• Doesn't care and accepts it

• Wants to be close and longs for it

• Mad and fighting against it

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In "Annabel Lee," what does the narrator think about the angels' involvement in Annabel Lee's death?

• As protectors who didn't succeed

• As innocent onlookers

• As jealous beings who caused her death

• As guides who took her to heaven

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