Question

Read these lines from "Annabel Lee" and answer the question.

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.


The shift in the poem’s rhythm in these lines signifies _____.


the conclusion of the poem

that the poem is a sonnet

the speaker’s confusion

an irregular rhyme scheme

Answer 1

A is correct! ;)

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A - the conclusion of the poem.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem effectively concludes with those lines. The shift in the poem's rhythm enhances the effect of the ending, emphasising the last rhymes.