Question

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. The lines are numbered for your reference.

"Annabel Lee"
by Edgar Allen Poe


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 (5)
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; (10)
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling (15)
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea. (20)

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 the wind came out of the cloud by night, (25)
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above, (30)
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; (35)
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 the sepulchre there by the sea, (40)
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

What theme is portrayed in lines 7-10 and 27-29?


Love is not an emotion to be desired.

You do not have to be old to understand and feel true love.

Young people understand true love better than older, wiser people.

Young love can be foolish.
The theme that love transcends all ages is present in these lines.

Answer 1

The theme in lines 7-10 and 27-29 of 'Annabel Lee' is that true love transcends the limitations of age and wisdom and cannot be separated even by supernatural forces. The correct answer is option: The theme that love transcends all ages is present in these lines.

Step-by-step explanation:

The theme portrayed in lines 7-10 and 27-29 of Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee is that true love is so profound that it transcends the boundaries of age and wisdom. It implies that the speakers' love is not limited or diminished by their youth; rather, it is suggested to be purer and more intense than the love of those older or wiser than them.

Furthermore, lines 27-29 express that their strong love cannot be separated by even the supernatural forces of angels or demons. This suggests the theme that love transcends all, including age, and is an uncontrollable force that is not subject to the worldly or otherworldly conditions.