Sonnet 71 And Annabel Lee Analysis - 1412 Words

â€Å"Sonnet 71† written by William Shakespeare, and â€Å"Annabel Lee† written by Edgar Allen Poe are two poems written with a common theme but also had distinct differences. A similarity shared in these poems is both poets putting their lovers first and show nothing but love for them. Shakespeare focuses on how he does not want his loved ones to mourn his death. Instead he wants them to remember he loved them, but as his body decays their love should as well. Poe writes about his lover, who was more than a crush as a child, it turned into a lifetime of love. He tells the readers about his lover dying and how he will not be able to completely live again. These poems both shared the theme of death and how painful this experience can be for†¦show more content†¦Both â€Å"Sonnet 71† and â€Å"Annabel Lee’s† stanzas contain a rhyme scheme. In the mechanics, they are different from each other. In Shakespeare’s poem, every other line rhymes, followed by the couplet which does not. Each verse in â€Å"Sonnet 71† is ten syllables and is written in iambic pentameter. It consists of three quatrains and a couplet. As for Poe’s â€Å"Annabel Lee,† it is also written in iambic pentameter. This poem also uses repetition. â€Å"In this kingdom by the sea,† (8) is seen variously throughout the poem. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s â€Å"Sonnet 71,† he says, â€Å"No longer mourn for me when I am dead† (1). He is writing to his loved ones telling them to not mourn his death when he passes. He wants them to forget about him, so they do not have to go through the pain that death brings upon people. Shakespeare says, â€Å"Give warning to the world that I am fled† (3), he wants the readers to announce to everyone that he is no longer here and that they should not spend their time grieving over this loss. Instead, he wants his loved ones to remember the li fe they had together in a positive way, he does not want anyone upset over his passing. Shakespeare believes that if people forget about him, it will be easier to go on with their lives. Love can leave people with a scar so deep even through the experience of death. The overall theme of â€Å"Sonnet 71† is when a loved one’s time comes, you should not mourn their death instead,