Question

Read the excerpt from "Annabel Lee," by Edgar Allan Poe.

And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

What theme does the excerpt reveal?
True love endures forever.
Beauty stands the test of time.
Angels and demons have no power.
Souls suffer after death.



Read the excerpt from "Annabel Lee," by Edgar Allan Poe.

In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

How does Poe use a sound device in the excerpt?
He uses assonance to create the sounds of sadness and mourning.
He uses alliteration to link images of the sea with images of death.
He uses cacophony to imitate the violence of the sea.
He uses internal rhyme to produce the effect of an echoing sea.


Read this poem “To One in Paradise,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.

Ah, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry Hope! that didst arise
But to be overcast!
A voice from out the Future cries,
“On! on!”- but o'er the Past
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Mute, motionless, aghast!

For, alas! alas! me
For me the light of Life is over!
“No more- no more- no more- ”
(Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree
Or the stricken eagle soar!

And all my days are trances,
And all my nightly dreams
Are where thy grey eye glances,
And where thy footstep gleams-
In what ethereal dances,
By what eternal streams.

What theme of the poem does the final stanza reveal?
Daydreams and nighttime dreams are hard to escape.
It is difficult to concentrate when one is mourning.
Dreams allow people to travel to exotic lands.
The dead are constantly remembered by those who mourn.



Read the poem “To One in Paradise,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.

Ah, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry Hope! that didst arise
But to be overcast!
A voice from out the Future cries,
“On! on!”- but o'er the Past
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Mute, motionless, aghast!

For, alas! alas! me
For me the light of Life is over!
“No more- no more- no more- ”
(Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree
Or the stricken eagle soar!

And all my days are trances,
And all my nightly dreams
Are where thy grey eye glances,
And where thy footstep gleams-
In what ethereal dances,
By what eternal streams.

What theme of the poem does the third stanza reveal?
There are losses from which people do not fully recover.
After death, people can no longer witness nature.
When loved ones die, people must rely on memories.
The natural world is strong and resilient.

Answer 1

1) True love endures forever.

2) He uses internal rhyme to produce the effect of an echoing sea.

3) Daydreams and nighttime dreams are hard to escape.

4) There are losses from which people do not fully recover.