*Annabel Lee Poem*
What effect does the personification of nature have on this poem?
A) It supports the speaker's claims that Annabel Lee was purposefully taken
from him due to jealousy from the heavens.
B) It proves that the speaker is unbalanced, and that he is suffering from
paranoia and delusions.
C) It makes nature seem invested in humanity, as opposed to being indifferent
and random, which the speaker fears more than anything
D) It specifically gives the speaker and the audience hope that there is
afterlife.
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C) It makes nature seem invested in humanity, as opposed to being indifferent  and random, which the speaker fears more than anything

Explanation:

By personifying an element in nature and putting it in the context of innocent love of a child Edgar Allan Poe delves into the Romantic idea of a child being connected to nature through his innocence and thus comes his ability to find amorous love for an element. The transference of love cliches on the dynamic accentuates this.

Ultimately, the poem is about the synergy of humans with nature that only children can understand and not the adults, and the dejected and desperate tone of the poem suggests the same: being afraid of losing this connection.

 The poem is written in rhyming heroic couplets. In the eighteenth century, the heroic couplet was considered the ideal form for heroic subjects. The reference to a goddess and grand natural imagery also convey a sense of power and the importance of the subject.