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“Annabel Lee” Poetry Analysis
Directions: Answer the questions using the poem. (Use the hints in parentheses to help
you answer)
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the setting?
3. What lines inform you of Annabel’s death? (quote them below)
4. According to the speaker, why did Annabel die? Use textual evidence (quotes) to
support your answer.
5. What does “coveted” mean, and who “coveted”?
6. The speaker states that his and Annabel’s love is stronger than what two groups of
people? Use textual evidence (quotes) to support your answer:
7. Where does the speaker spend most of his time after the death of Annabel? Use textual
evidence (quotes) to support your answer:
Don’t forget to do the back!
8. The speaker seems to have difficulty forgetting his love; quote the lines that support
this inference?
9. How does the speaker describe Annabel Lee? Use textual evidence (quotes).