Both “The Crow” and “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe have very similar main characters but also very different at the same time. For example, they are similar because the man in "The Raven" is mourning the love of his life, Lenore, and the man in "Annabel Lee" is mourning the woman of his life, Annabel Lee. Edgar Allan Poe seems to have always written about romance in all his writings. "Edgar Allan Poe's affinity with classical values ​​was not adequately noted by critics and other readers who interpreted the Romantic and Gothic elements in his fiction and poetry as evidence of Poe's predilection for the subjective, macabre, and fantastic, as well as transcendental. A careful examination of Poe's use of ostensibly Romantic materials, however, reveals that he measured the Romantic position detrimentally to the objectivity and rationality of the classical. Poe drew allusions and structure from his reading of the classical literature to inform his works with a classical worldview that he sought in both life and art” (Unrue 1). Poe's art incorporates Romantic and, more narrowly, Gothic and transcendental properties" (2). Both Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" share certain themes that are relevant to each other and relevant for my life too. For example, one of the themes that we both share that is also relevant to my life is romance. In both of these poems the men both show how much they loved their loved ones by continuously crying over them. I can relate this situation to my life because I know exactly how they felt because I was very sad when my great grandmother passed... middle of paper... it was the theme of family. For example, when you truly love someone in your family, be sure to show them that you truly love them by not only hugging them but also telling them that you love them. I can relate to this situation because whenever I notice that my mom is feeling down, I make sure to tell her that I love her and that she is the best mom in the world. Another theme present in this poem that I can relate to my life is the theme of mortality. For example, the man is obsessed not only with how but also why Annabel died. I can identify with the man in this situation because after my mother's dog died about nine or ten years ago I have long wondered why she had to die. She wasn't always the nicest dog, but I loved her anyway. This poem celebrates childhood emotions with the ideals of the Romantic era.