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Annabel Lee Figurative Language Essay

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In "Annabel Lee," Edgar Allan Poe presents a romantic and tragic tale of love lost using figurative language, imagery, and mood. The poem tells the story of a man who is deeply in love with a woman named Annabel Lee but is ultimately separated from her by death. The speaker reflects on their love and the memories they shared together and expresses his belief that their love will continue to endure even after death. One of the most prominent figurative language devices used in the poem is the metaphor, which compares the speaker's love for Annabel Lee to a "love deep as the sea." This metaphor is used as a description of love because of the vastness and depth of the sea, it entails the notion that their love is unbreakable, and can reach the …show more content…

The speaker describes Annabel Lee as “the beautiful Annabel Lee”, he also describes her as a maiden, typically a maiden is a girl or young woman, which delves more into the idea of both the speaker and Annabel Lee being young, specifically children as stated by the speaker “she was a child, and I was a child” helping readers see Annabel Lee as a young and beautiful woman. The speaker also mentions a kingdom by the sea most likely somewhere high up as the speaker uses imagery describing “A wind blew out of a cloud by night”, another use of imagery used to set location is the repetition of the kingdom being by the sea. Setting the story on a high coastline. It’s the little details of imagery that can be used to set up the location of the story, allowing for a focused setting that’s easy to put into …show more content…

The speaker's reflections on his past love with Annabel Lee and the memories they shared together are a reminder of the love they once shared, and the pain of loss that comes with the death of a loved one. The language used by Poe is melancholic and sorrowful, as seen in lines like "But our love it was stronger by far than the love/Of those who were older than we", "And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes" which convey the speaker's longing for his lost love and the emptiness he feels without her. Additionally, the imagery of the "kingdom by the sea" and "a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling" are symbols that reinforce the sadness of the mood by depicting nature as a reminder of death, cold, and

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