What can you infer from the poem about Poe's attitude toward death? Is it a Christian one? Does he succeed in making you, the reader, feel as he does? Does his meter help him or hinder him in establishing the poem's mood? Why?
2007-03-26 07:03:36 · 3 answers · asked by Dee 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This is a project where I ask 5 different people's opinions on a poem. -_-
2007-03-26 07:09:42 · update #1
I don't think it infers anything Christian about death. He uses the jealousy of angels as cause for the death. I don't think this is a Christian depiction of what angels would do. He doesn't make me feel as he does in the poem, but he makes it clear how HE feels about it. I think Poe is one of the best poets to use meter to help him express mood. Another good example is the meter in The Raven.
2007-03-26 11:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by ♂ ♫ Timberwolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The narrator views death as a very purposeful situation. The angels were jealous of his and Annabelle Lee's love, therefore taking her away from him. I don't see this as a Christian view, because generally death is bringing a loved one closer to God, as opposed to taking that person away from us. I don't think he succeeds in making people feel that the angels were jealous, but he does succeed in making them sympathetic to his loss. His meter helped the melancholy mood, partly due to the forced slowness.
2007-03-26 08:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework!
2007-03-26 07:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋