Question

Describe the foreshadowing in the poem. What are the effects of the foreshadowing in this poem? Use evidence from the poem to defend your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

In the poem "Annabel Lee", the poet uses foreshadowing in the first two stanzas of the poem:

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 winged seraphs of heaven

Coveted her and me.

The author uses foreshadowing to describe the love between the protagonist and his beloved Annabel Lee. He says that their love is eternal, stronger than death and that nothing would separate them.

This foreshadowing creates a dark, mystical and somber tone, and suggest to the readers that something bad is going to happen. We can also notice that the foreshadowing reveals some bad notions, which eventually will result in Annabel's and protagonist's death (With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven / Coveted her and me.)