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Tone In Annabel Lee By Edgar Allen Poe

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In Annabel lee by Edgar Allen Poe the use of his tone words has an overall effect of the mood. He uses all of these connotative tone words to show the loving tone it has.

The connotative words he uses are very deep and passionate words about his love to Annabel Lee. Edgar said that she loved him and he loved her. That they thought about nothing else but to love and be loved by one another.

He said that a wind came from a cloud chilling Annabel Lee. He then talks about he remembers her and about a tomb by the side of the sea which leads to death. So, it makes you think that she got sick and died. That’s what the connotative words make you think and set the mood of that.

How he uses those words could make a difference in the moods it shows.

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