CONVERSATION WITH AI 

This is a conversation between a prompter and an AI responses about the tomb of Annabel Lee. Both perspectives written by Meri Swain:

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PROMPT: Hey AI! I heard that a woman named Annabel Lee was locked in a tomb.

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AI RESPONSE: 

Certainly, I am happy to help. Here are key facts about the tomb of Annabel Lee. 

• Annabel Lee was a maiden. 

Maidens are often unmarried women. They are also seen as the first of their kind. 

• She lived in a kingdom by the sea. 

Kingdoms refer to areas ruled by a king or queen, or the spiritual reign of God. 

• Wind from the clouds chilled Annabel Lee. 

Exposure to cold winds disrupts the body’s natural heat. 

• Her relatives were highborn. 

Highborn relatives have a higher economic or social status. 

• Annabel Lee’s highborn relatives hide her away in a sepulcher. 

Sepulchers are small rooms built from stone or cut in rock. 

Want to know more about Annabel Lee’s life?

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PROMPT: Was she dead when they hid her? 

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AI RESPONSE: 

Sure! Here are some interesting facts about wind.

• Wind is natural and artificial movement of air 

• Wind is an influential force  

• It is destructive 

• The body’s stomach and intestines generate gas

Would you like to know more about wind? 

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PROMPT: No. I wanted to know more about Annabel Lee. 

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AI RESPONSE: 

Absolutely!—Annabel Lee is awesome! 

• Annabel Lee’s tomb was by the sea.

The seas coast has large rock formations to build tombs. 

• Annabel Lee was well known

Her name is the title of a poem by Edgar Allen Poe. 

• She grew up in a kingdom by the sea 

America has several territories near the sea including the US Virgin Islands

Want to know more facts about rock formations? 

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PROMPT: No. Did Annabel Lee love Edgar Allen Poe?

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AI RESPONSE: 

No, Annabel Lee did not love Edgar Allan Poe. She is a character in one of his poems who was in a romantic relationship with the poem’s speaker. 

Let’s look at their relationship based on the information in the poem!

• Annabel Lee thinks only of loving and being loved by the speaker

• Their love began in childhood

• Their love transcended 

• Heaven’s seraphs envied their love

• Annabel Lee and the speakers love was stronger than those older and wiser

• Annabel Lee was the speaker’s bride 

So, while Poe’s poetic style expresses a transcending love, there is no evidence of Annabel Lee being a real person.  

Is there anything else I can help you with?

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PROMPT: Okay. But did Annabel Lee get locked in a tomb dead or alive? 

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AI RESPONSE: 

Yes, Annabel Lee was dead. Let’s look at some of the key points surrounding her death. 

• Annabel Lee lived near a sea 

Winds near the coast are colder than the lands temperature. 

• Annabel Lee died from cold wind exposure 

Cold conditions, such as freezing cold winds and water causes hyperthermia. 

So, there is no evidence that Annabel Lee died from hyperthermia, but it is speculated based on her exposure to cold wind. 

Would you like to know more about hyperthermia?

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PROMPT: No. Where is her tomb?

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AI RESPONSE: 

Sure, let’s take a look at the location of Annabel Lee’s sepulcher.

• Annabel Lee’s sepulcher was by the sea

Sepulchers built near the coast use large rock formations  

• The speaker visits the sepulcher

It is custom practice to visit relatives after death 

• Annabel Lee’s shut in the sepulcher by her relatives

It is common practice for family members to help with death services 

Is there anything else I can help you with today?