Question

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 wind came out of the cloud by night, chilling and killing my annabel lee.

which best explains how the sound of the underlined phrase contributes to the poem?

a)It creates a eerie, haunting mood.

b)It suggest a sudden act of violence

c)it establishes a mournful, weeping tone.

d)It implies that the speaker is cold himself

Answer 1

a. If the one underlined is the words in parentheses.

Answer 2

The answer is: b) It suggest a sudden act of violence

In this poem Poe is talking about Annabel Lee and how she dies, in the underlined words “Chilling and Killing” we can see that the envious angels, send a win to get Annabelle and this cloud came and end her life, this is sudden act of violence influence by the envy that the angel felt for the happiness of Annabel Lee.