Annabel lee by edgar allen poe what is the main idea of this part of the poem? a. the sea killed annabel lee because it wanted to punish the speaker. b. annabel lee and the speaker loved the sea because it was cold. c. annabel lee's kinsmen took her from the speaker because she was highborn. d. annabel lee died because the angels were jealous of her and the speaker. which lines from the poem best support the answer in part a? 1. "to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea." 2. "the angels, not half so happy in heaven, went envying her and me—" 3. "a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; " 4. "so that her high-born kinsman came and bore her away from me,"

D. Annabel Lee died because the angels were jealous of her and the speaker.

2. "The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,

Went envying her and me—"

Explanation:

The main idea of "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe is that Annabel Lee died because the angels were jealous of her and the speaker. The angels envied the love that Annabel Lee and the speaker felt for each other. A cloud blew a very cold wind that chilled and killed Annabel Lee. This poem speaks about the consequences that the envy of the angels had on his beloved Annabel Lee.

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Explanation:

Ruth explains to Mr. Thorpe that he is now in homesteading country and people in there take care of themselves, so they are not willing to accept his help or change their ways. She stays firm to her convictions and explains this to him in a respectful way.