The poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe uses repetition and word choice to portray the theme of love. One of the biggest themes in this poem is love. This poem portrays him and Annabel Lee falling in love, her dying, and him still loving her after her death. Edgar Allen Poe repeats many phrases in this poem including, “ My Annabel Lee”. The use of repetition lets the phrase linger in your head after you have read it, which relates to how his love lingered even after Annabel had died. Also, “my Annabel Lee”, was the phrase that was most repeated, which also shows how much the loved each other, referring to her as his. The author uses the connotation of words and phrases to relate back to the theme of love. Edgar Allen Poe uses phrases like “ It was many and many a year ago” and “ kingdom by the sea” to give fairytale-like characteristic to the poem. Whenever we think of fairy tales, we think of a Prince and a Princess living happily ever after. The author uses these phrases to portray their love as fairytale love, eternal and happy. The use of structure, such as repetition, and word choice portray the theme of love in “Annabel Lee.”