Why did Edgar Poe wrote the poem "Annabel Lee"? and what is the meaning of this poem?

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Why did Edgar Poe wrote the poem "Annabel Lee"? and what is the meaning of this poem?

-- Anonymous, August 22, 2003

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Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem "Annabel Lee" because of his wife Virginia. He dedicated it to her. The meaning of the poem was that he missed his wife and wanted her to know how he felt about her.

-- Anonymous, August 24, 2003

are verse lamentation on the death of a beautiful young woman

-- Anonymous, November 19, 2003

this poem is about his 2 wife but his first love. He talks about how much he loved her and how beautiful she was, but then she was taken away (she died of some diease) he said that the angles were jelous of her beauty. p.s i am not sure thats my email sorry

-- Anonymous, April 02, 2004

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