Question

Read the following passage:

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

What is the effect of the last four lines of the passage?

There is no effect; the last four lines do not add anything to the poem.

The bright eyes of Annabel Lee help explain why the writer is in love with her.

The symbolism of the tomb by the sea provides a hopeful tone to an otherwise sad poem.

The imagery creates a memorable picture in the reader's mind of the man in the tomb with his lover.

Answer 1

The imagery creates a memorable picture in the reader's mind of the man in the tomb with his lover

Answer 2

The imagery creates a memorable picture in the reader's mind of the man in the tomb with his lover.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given excerpt of from the last stanza of the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe. This poem talks about the loss of love and remembrance of the person lost.

While the previous stanzas talk of the initial stages of their love and how they were separated by nature, and then Annabel Lee died. But even after her death, the speaker still loves her, signifying the power of love transcends nature and is everlasting. The last stanza talks about the unlimited love he has for his dead Annabel Lee. Every night, he lies in her tomb, providing an unsettling yet touching picture of a man's overwhelming love for his lover. The final four lines specially provide an image of the man in his lover's tomb, providing a memorable picture of the lovers, together even after death have separated them.