I'm Annabel Lee identify those lines in the poem that most clearly allow you to follow the "story" of the poem. Then retell the story of the poem in prose. Finally, explain what the poem loses when it becomes a prose story rather than a poem. How does the poem's rhythm and rhyme, as well as other poetic elements, support its theme or message? Use evidence from the text, as well as from comparing your retelling with that of the poem itself, to support your response.

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.