Question

Read the passage from "Annabel Lee."

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.
She was a child and I 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 wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

What inference can be made from this passage?

The narrator hints that Annabel Lee is no longer alive.

The narrator thinks Annabel Lee loved him more than she actually did.

The narrator wants to marry Annabel Lee in order to rule the kingdom.

The narrator believes the love between Annabel Lee and himself was ordinary.

Answer 1

The narrator hints that Annabel Lee is no longer alive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Edgar Allen Poe's poem "Annabel Lee" is about the love between the speaker and Annabel Lee. The speaker reveals how the love between them is so strong and great that the angels got jealous and took her away from him.

In the given lines from the poem, the speaker reveals how "many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know". This maiden was Annabel Lee, whom the speaker loves and also was loved by her too. And even though it was just childish love, they "loved with a love that was more than love", leading to the "winged seraphs of Heaven coveted [their love]". This seems to suggest the misfortune that will befall the lovers.

So, from the given passage, the narrator seems to suggest that Annabel Lee is no longer alive.