Comparing Poe's Annabel Lee 'And Remember'

There is a gargantuan of disparate poems these days that have the tone, feel, and structure that gives them the illusion of being similar; although, many of them have contrasting structure and other qualities that make them completely different after further analysis. “Annabel Lee", by Edgar Allan Poe and "Remember", by Christina Rossetti, compare in a prolific amount because their story, tone, and structure exemplify the idea that both of these two specific poems compare and contrast, which makes them similar, yet different.

First of all, the themes that are within these poems have the indistinguishable topic of love, but Edgar Allan Poe adds a sense of morbidity to the idea of true love. In other words, Christina Rossetti uses the euphoric themes of love, remembrance, and forgiveness after a death or loss of a loved one. On the other hand, Edgar Allan Poe does use love as one of his themes, but he has a darker aspect to his idea of romanticism when he uses melancholy words

In other words, Christina Rossetti uses a tone throughout her poem that is capitulating to the fact that her love is all but a memory, and she has to move on because it will only hurt her more if she dwells on her loss. In addition, Edgar Allan Poe has a tone that is more bitter towards his loss of love, as if he blames other higher powers for losing his soul mate. However, both poets use specific words that give off a feeling of despair, even though one is more nostalgic than caustic. “And afterwards remember, do not grieve:/ For if the darkness and corruption leave” (Rossetti 165). Consequently, because of the different undertones that are hidden beneath the words of these pieces of literature, these poems are contrasting to each other despite their