The Rave
This word is repeated by the raven throughout the poem.
Nevermore
The walls of the dungeon begin to glow and move inward, revealing they are made of this material.
Heated metal
The poem suggests that the love between the narrator and Annabel Lee was stronger than this.
Love
This type of bells appears in the first section of the poem and represents youth and happiness.
Silver
The raven perches on this object above the narrator’s chamber door.
A bust of Pallas
At the beginning of the story, the narrator faints after hearing this decision.
He has been sentenced to death
This is the setting where Annabel Lee and the narrator live. Specific**
The kingdom by the sea
The final section of the poem focuses on these bells, symbolizing death and sorrow.
Iron
This time of day is when the poem specifically begins
Midnight
This historical tribunal sentences the narrator to death at the beginning of the story.
The Spanish Inquisition
According to the narrator, this natural force caused Annabel Lee’s death.
A chilling wind
In the third stanza, the brazen bells are described as shrieking in response to this disaster.
A fire
This literary device is heavily used in the line: “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.”
Alliteration
The descending blade functions symbolically as this abstract force that measures and destroys human life.
Time
At night, the narrator lies down beside Annabel Lee in this place.
Her sepulcher
The golden bells ring out to celebrate this major life event.
The narrator refers to “Aidenn,” using this archaic biblical term for paradise.
Eden
The narrator is ultimately saved by troops led by this French general.
General Lasalle
The angels are described as “not half so happy in Heaven,” revealing the narrator’s projection of this human flaw onto divine beings.
Jealousy
The final stanza’s frantic repetition and distorted rhythm suggest not just death but this psychological condition.
Madness