annabel lee lived with her love at kingdom by the sea.
annabel lee lived with her love at kingdom by the sea.
where does annabel lee live with her love?
kingdom by the sea
the poem's narrator describes his love for annabel lee, which began many years ago in a "kingdom by the sea". though they were young, their love for one another burned with such an intensity that angels became envious. it is for that reason that the narrator believes the seraphim caused her death. even so, their love is strong enough that it extends beyond the grave and the narrator believes their two souls are still entwined. every night, the narrator dreams of annabel lee and sees the brightness of her eyes in the stars. every night the narrator lies down by her side in her tomb by the sea.
annabel lee
it is unclear on whom the eponymous character annabel lee is based. biographers and critics usually suggest poe's frequent use of the "death of a beautiful woman" theme stems from the repeated loss of women throughout his own life, including his mother eliza poe and his foster mother frances allan. biographers often interpret that "annabel lee" was written for poe's wife virginia, who had died two years prior, as was suggested by poet frances sargent osgood, though osgood is herself a candidate for the poem's inspiration. a strong case can be made for poe's wife virginia: she was the one he loved as a child, the only one who had been his bride, and the only one who had died. autobiographical readings of the poem have also been used to support the theory that virginia and poe never consummated their marriage, as "annabel lee" was a "maiden". critics, including t.o. mabbott, believed that annabel lee was merely the product of poe's gloomy imagination and that annabel lee was no real person in particular. a childhood sweetheart of poe's named sarah elmira royster believed the poem was written with her in mind and that poe himself said so. sarah helen whitman and sarah anna lewis also claimed to have inspired the poem.
annabel lee