150 word essay about the poem Annabel lee

Edgar Allen Poe's poem "Annabel Lee" represents the death of Annabel Lee. The poem describes the underlying love the speaker has for Annabel Lee, which began many years ago in an unnamed "kingdom by the sea." In his poem, Poe makes use of a lot of poetic devices to enhance the reader's understanding of his deep affection for his beloved Annabel Lee, thus making it the best poem in the world. In this poem, the rhyming structure plays a big role. Poe's main purpose for using rhythm/rhyme is to introduce a new method of expressing the speaker's grief. The name "Annabel Lee" is an important part of the rhyming scheme throughout the poem. Poe further enhances the rhythm of the poem with alliteration in "[b]ut we loved with a love that was more than love" (Poe), which emphasizes to the reader, the strong relationship between the two lovers. His grievance for Annabel Lee also escalates, thus depicting Poe's unconditional love for her. The final stanza has an internal rhyming scheme, which mimics the rhythm of the waves ultimately serving as Annabel Lee's sepulchre, and the speaker's mental condition.