Question

To examine the rhythm in Annabelle lee a reader should note

Answer 1

It has ABAB rhyme scheme

Explanation:

• The poem 'Annabelle lee' is a ballad, a narrative poem that was designed for recitation or singing. The poem has six stanzas, each having six to eight lines.

• In the first stanza, which has six lines, the first four lines use traditional ballad stanza form. In the ABAB rhyme scheme, Lines 1 and 3 have four metrical feet, and Lines 2 and 4 have three feet.

• The poem uses a first-person speaker who is a heartbroken man. Stanza 5 has a different structure, with an additional extra three-foot line; altering the rhythm draws the reader’s attention. The rhyme and rhythm contribute to the overall imagery of a story set “by the sea.” The short lines rhyme with “sea,” ending with a long e, such as “Lee” and “me”;