American Literature

Through his 2 poems - Annabel Lee and Sonnet - To Science - Edgar Allan Poe explores 2 contrasting themes namely that challenges that literary writers face as well as the concept of the relationships between  humanity and god. For example, the Sonnet - To Science poem blames science for being only focused on cold realities at the expense of romantic daydreaming.  On the other hand, the Annabel Lee extols the love between 2 lovers that is however allegedly cut short by celestial forces. The 2 poems however explore humanitys suffering. All in all, through the Annabel Lee and the Sonnet - To Science poems, Poe analyses the humanity-God relationship and the hardships encountered in authoring literature respectively.  

For example, in Sonnet - To Science, Poe depicts science as being destructive for negating fantasy - an essential element of literature authorship. Specifically, after blaming science for preying upon the poets heart, the poet states that the poet cannot love or view science as wise (3, 5). Through such complaints, the poet thus designates science as being a hindrance to literature development.

On the other hand, through the Annabel Lee poem Poe first praises an almost idyllic love affair that some 2 people have before accusing celestial powers for the death of the girl. By stating that angels eventually envy the lovers relationship, the narrator alludes to the concept of god. For instance, the narrator states that The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- (19, 20). The idea of the relationship between humanity and god thus plays out. The narrator demonstrates that god - represented b y angels - unnecessarily antagonizes humanity.

In conclusion, poes Annabel Lee poem demonstrates a harmful god-humanity relationship while the Sonnet -To Science poem delineates the hardships that literary authors face. In effect,  the 2 poems dwell on human troubles.