1. “Annabel Lee”
by Edgar Allen Poe

2. Elements of Figurative Language in “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe
You don’t have to copy this stanza down, but read over the rhyme scheme that is identified with lowercase letters!!!!!
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme
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. a b c

3. Elements of Figurative Language in “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme = a b a b c b
Alliteration
"Came out of a cloud, chilling and killing..."
Lyric poem - very musical
Imagery
Personification
wind from cloud kills her
Symbolism
wind from cloud = sickness/death
Rhythm

4. Other notes about “Annabel Lee”
Poe is mourning his lost love (wife) who died at a young age.
Her name was Virginia Clem; she died of TB.
Poem can speak to anyone who has lost a love
Hence the title "Annabel Lee" not "Virginia”
Writes in the present tense
Shows that he’s still mourning