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6 The speaker in this poem will most likely

A remarry sometime in the futureB always remember his first loveC move far away from the seaD feel much happier being alone

7 Which of the following is an example of a fact?

A The angels envied the children’s love.B The speaker’s love was greater than any other.C Annabel Lee died after being chilled by wind.D Annabel Lee died a very long time ago.

8 Why did the author most likely write this poem?

A to give details of a woman’s lifeB to express his feelings to a womanC to describe the kingdom by the seaD to tell a sad story of a lost love

9 How would you describe the narrator of this poem? Use details from the poem to support your answer.

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Annabel Leeby 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 knowBy the name of ANNABEL LEE;And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan 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 winged seraphs of heavenCoveted her and me.

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And this was the reason that, long ago,In this kingdom by the sea,A wind blew out of a cloud, chillingMy beautiful Annabel Lee;So that her highborn kinsman cameAnd bore her away from me,To shut her up in a sepulchreIn this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,Went envying her and me—Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,In this kingdom by the sea)That the wind came out of the cloud by night,Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the loveOf 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 soulOf the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreamsOf the beautiful Annabel Lee;And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyesOf the beautiful Annabel Lee;And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the sideOf my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,In the sepulchre there by the sea,In her tomb by the sounding sea.

1 The fifth stanza is mostly about

A angels who took Annabel LeeB falling in love with Annabel LeeC the death of Annabel LeeD an undying love for Annabel Lee

2 In stanza 3, the phrase highborn kinsman most likely means

A cold windsB wealthy relativesC singing angelsD lost loves

3 The speaker tells this story after

A Annabel Lee passed awayB there was a terrible storm at seaC he stopped having sad dreamsD he forgot about Annabel Lee

4 The angels took Annabel Lee because

A she had been unkind to themB she was happier than they wereC she boasted about her wealthD she was jealous of other people

5 Which of the following words best describe the tone ofthis poem?

A enlighteningB carelessC mournfulD uplifting

Directions: Write your answers to the following questions in the student answer book.