Poe repeats the sound of the long "e" throughout the poem. In the first stanza, for example, Line 2 finishes with "sea," Line 4 with "Lee," and Line 6 with "me." Poe also strengthens the poem's flow by repeating consonant consonants (alliteration). Annabel Lee is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems. It was written in 1849 when he was 26 years old. The poem tells the story of a young woman named Annabel Lee who lives alone on a riverbank. One day she is surprised by a man who says that he has been sent by her father to take care of her. She does not want anyone to know she has been found so she agrees to go with the man. But after they leave the riverbank she decides that she doesn't want to stay with him and tries to run away. However, she is caught by nightfall and because it is Christmas Eve, she cannot be rescued until the morning. When she wakes up, there is no sign of her guardian nor any message from him. This poem can be read as a warning about strangers. It is believed that Poe wrote this poem while working as an editor at the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. It is only recently that it has become known that Poe wrote several other poems during this time period.