Annabel Lee Skill Focus Ques.

Reread lines 27–33 of the poem. Then answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.

What characteristics of this stanza demonstrate that “Annabel Lee” is a narrative poem?

• A. The poem tells the story of the love between Annabel Lee and the speaker.
  

• B. The lines rhyme with one another, and the rhyming words in these lines all have different vowel sounds.
  

• C. The poem tells a story in short stanzas that have a set rhyme scheme.
  

• D. The poem has fourteen lines and a set rhyme scheme.
  

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Reread lines 27–33 of the poem. Then answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.

What characteristics of this stanza demonstrate that “Annabel Lee” is a ballad?

• A. The rhyme scheme shows that the poem is a narrative poem because alternating lines rhyme with each other.

• B. The short stanza with rhyming lines demonstrates that this poem is a ballad.

• C. The first person perspective of the narrative demonstrates that this poem is a ballad.
  

• D. The tragic death of Annabel Lee in this stanza demonstrates that this poem is a ballad.

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Reread lines 27-33 of the poem. Then answer the multiple choice questions that follow.

What is the biblical allusion in this stanza?

• A. our love was stronger by far

  
  

• B. Of those who were older than we / Of many far wiser

  
  

• C. neither the angels in Heaven above / Nor the demons down under the sea

• D. dissever my soul from the soul / Of the beautiful Annabel Lee

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What is the effect of the allusion in this stanza?

• A. It suggests the love and loss of these two characters is particularly tragic, because both good and evil biblical creatures might try to separate them.

• B. It supports the central idea that the forces of good will always support true love, because the angels helped Annabel Lee and the speaker in the poem.

• C. It builds a suspenseful tone by implying a fight between good and evil.

• D. It makes the sound of the poem mirror the dying heartbeat of Annabel Lee.

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How do the comic and the video use similar techniques to communicate the feelings in the poem?

• A. They both use spooky music.

• B. They both use bright colors.

• C. They both use clearly written text.

• D. They both use clear facial expressions.

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Which of the following is an example of how the comic book illustrator uses the element from Part A to convey the tone?

• A. The art is all in black and white.

• B. We cannot see Annabel Lee’s face.

• C. The angel in heaven looks jealous.

• D. The text of the poem is laid on top of a storm cloud.

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