Poetry · Character
Annabel Lee
A maiden loved so purely that angels grew envious, her memory becomes the tide that binds a grieving speaker to her tomb by the sea.
major
Also known as de Leon
First appearance: Annabel Lee
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Implied beloved who sorrows for the narrator's fate.
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With Narrator (romantic): Annabel Lee is the narrator's deceased childhood love, whose memory is cherished with eternal devotion and grief. With Edgar Allan Poe (romantic): Annabel Lee is directly linked to Poe as a…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
Character groups
- Poe's Poetic Personae
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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romantic · positive
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- Edgar Allan Poe
romantic · positive
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