Answer and Explanation:
The inspiration for "Annabel Lee" has been a topic debated since the publication of the poem. Although many people point out that ePoe was not inspired by an existing person, but an ancient legend of fishermen, we cannot fail to notice some similar elements between the poem and the life of Poe.
First, when reading the poem, we can see that the speaker is living in strong loneliness, a sensation that Poe knew very well, since he spent a good part of his life with this feeling.
Furthermore, this poem portrays the death of a beloved woman and it is at this point that we can associate with the conflicts experienced by Poe. That's because Poe went through a great deal of sadness at the death of his birth mother and adoptive mother. Nevertheless, the death of Poe's wife, Vírginia, may have been the main factor that developed the conflict with the loneliness that Poe presented.
