30+ pages, Power Point - Bilingual Resource

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Bilingual Gothic Poetry Activity - classroom-ready resource designed to help students explore the style, themes, imagery, and language of Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting poem. Suitable for secondary learners, this activity supports close reading and literary analysis through a range of engaging tasks in both English and Spanish.

Students will examine the poem’s gothic atmosphere, tragic love, repetition, musicality, symbolism, and poetic devices, while developing their vocabulary and confidence in discussing literature. The resource includes important parts of the poem, insightful analysis, comprehension tasks, and speaking and writing activities that encourage deeper interpretation.

Perfect for Spanish, English, or cross-curricular literature lessons, this bilingual activity is ideal for classwork, revision, homework, or independent study. It is especially useful for learners who benefit from accessible language support while still being challenged to think critically about a classic gothic text.

What’s included

Bilingual support in English and Spanish
Explains the poem’s main plot and themes
Analysis of gothic style and poetic techniques
True or false activity
Fill-in-the-gap exercise
Multiple-choice questions
Writing prompts
Speaking/discussion questions
Quick quiz
Useful tips for students