Blog 1

My first impression on the poem "original sin: a short story" were  a mix feelings  because at first i thought it was about  a guy who pretty much was loosing his mind based on all the things that  happen in his life. But, after the explanation in class  i kind of understood the poem a little better  and to me this poem is about life and all the struggle the person went through with all the death ,growing up, the feeling of being home sick  and the betrayed .

blog 2

Blog 2 :

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.

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;
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
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.

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,
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,
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;
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,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
By edgar allen poe


This poem stood out for me in many ways, which is why I chose it. The meaning behind the story is very tragic yet romantic. The writer speaks of undying love for Annabel Lee when he mentions that he went to visit her tomb after death. It showed that his love for her wasn't just a teenage crush but stronger. The writer uses different tones of symbolism.