excerpt from "Annabel Lee"
by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of Annabel Lee; —

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

Coveted her and me.

Part A

What is the main idea of this part of the poem?


Annabel Lee lived long ago in a kingdom by the sea.


The speaker still dreams of the sea.


The angels were often jealous of the speaker.


Annabel Lee and the speaker were deeply in love.
Part B

Which lines from the text best support the answer in Part A?


"But we loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee—"


"I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,"


"That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee; —"


"It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,"