The speaker in "Annabel Lee" describes himself and Annabel Lee as children when they were in love. What effect does this description have on readers' perception of the poem's events? A. It prevents readers from truly understanding the speaker's feelings. B. It builds readers' sympathy for the speaker and his problem. C. It explains why the speaker loves Annabel Lee so deeply. D. It seems to justify the death of Annabel Lee.

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The speaker in "Annabel Lee" describes himself and Annabel Lee as children when they were in love. What effect does this description have on readers' perception of the poem's events?	    A. It prevents readers from truly understanding the speaker's feelings.    B. It builds readers' sympathy for the speaker and his problem.    C. It explains why the speaker loves Annabel Lee so deeply.    D. It seems to justify the death of Annabel Lee.

anonymous · Answer

Okay I am literally obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe, I got you bro.
I have to say oit has to be B

If you think about it, the whole point of him writing this was to mourn over a girl he had lost due to consumption. By describing them as children it builds empathy and sparks ideas of a young and innocence. Later he describes ANGELS who blew a wind on Annable Lee, who then died from it. The Wind symbolizes the jealousy that the angels felt for such a pure love, and therefore gains sympathy that the death of Poe's beloved was brutal and calls for sympathy.