Annabel Lee Final Review

After her death, Annabel Lee is shut into a tomb by - 

• her husband

• the angels

• the demons

• her kinsmen (family)

In the poem, repeating the phrase "kingdom by the sea" is an example of...

• a simile

• a metaphor

• a refrain

• a stanza

Which line in the poem suggests that the narrator blames supernatural beings for the death of Annabel Lee?

• So that her highborn kinsmen came, And bore her away from me...

• But our love it was stronger by far than the love, Of those who were older than we...

• The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me..

• For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams, Of the beautiful Annabel Lee...

By referring to Annabel Lee's kinsmen as "highborn," and that they take Annabel Lee away from the speaker implies that

• he is also "highborn" so can mourn her properly and deserves the reader's admiration

• Annabel Lee should have married him

• he is "lowborn" so cannot be with her and deserves the reader's sympathy

• Annabel Lee was queen of the kingdom

Why does the narrator say, " I 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..."

• To show that although they were young, their love was stronger than other the love of older couples

• To show that they grew up together in a kingdom by the sea

• To show that no one loved Annabel Lee as much as he did

• To show that their love was not a love that could last through the years

The the first 2 stanzas, Annabel Lee is portrayed as:

• A young and foolish girl

• A young girl swept away by the love of the narrator

• A middle-aged woman scarred by love

• A girl who has run away from home

From the poem, what can the reader conclude about the narrator?

• He misses, Annabel Lee, but has moved on from her death

• His love for Annabel Lee has started to fade

• He is still greatly in love with Annabel Lee even after her death

• He wishes that he were dead in Annabel Lee's place

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• Annabel Lee

• A ghost

• Someone deeply saddened by loss.

• The wind

What is the setting of the poem?

• A kingdom by the sea.

• A dark and scary forest.

• An old abandoned barn.

• A racquetball court at a middle school.

What did the winged seraphs feel about the love between the speaker and Annabel Lee?

• Happiness

• Sadness

• Envy

• Shame