There are plenty of aspects of this tremendous poem that
you could talk about, but you might like to think about the way in which the connection
between the speaker and Annabel Lee is described throughout the poem. Above all, this is
a poem of a love that even death itself cannot separate, and so a key theme is the
nature of their relationship. For example, examine the penultimate stanza and how it
presents their link or bond:
But our love it was stronger by far than the
love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than
we-
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.
Note
how this stanza consists in a central comparison of the love of the speaker and Annabel
Lee with those who are "older" and "wiser." The comparison serves to emphasise the deep
connection that they have together and the way in which it defies age and wisdom with
its purity and profundity. Likewise, the connection is described as being so strong and
eternal that neighter "angels" nor "demons" can "dissever" their souls. The word
"dissever" suggests that in some way there is a kind of strong link that not even death
can break, indicating the depth of the relationship.
I hope
this gives you some idea of how to begin. You can go back now and examine other stanzas
to identify other techniques and use of diction to support this idea. Good
luck!
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