" Annabel Lee " is the last complete poem [1] composed by American author EdgarAllan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. [2] Copyright Credit: EdgarAllen Poe, "Annabel Lee" from Collected Work of EdgarAllan Poe, ed. Thomas Ollive Mabbott (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1969). Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. In her tomb by the sounding sea. From The Works of the Late EdgarAllan Poe, vol. II, 1850. The complete, unabridged text of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe, with vocabulary words and definitions. The best Annabel Lee study guide on the planet. The fastest way to understand the poem's meaning, themes, form, rhyme scheme, meter, and poetic devices. 'Annabel Lee' by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous ballads of all time, and it's the best-known American ballad. With its themes of romance, the supernatural, and voyages, plus its gothic undertones, this ballad is a perfect model of American romantic poetry. Explore EdgarAllan Poe's hauntingly beautiful poem Annabel Lee, a timeless tale of love, loss, and eternal devotion. Read the full verse now.