how does poe build suspense in the poem as the stanzas progress from beginning to end

The poem
"" by Edgar Allen Poe tells of a youthful love that ends tragically in the death of
the woman. The narrator is convinced that the cause of his loved one's death is the envy of the
angels. He asserts that the love that he and Annabel Lee share can never be severed, even in
death, and that he sees his lover when he sleeps and lies with her in her tomb in the sea. Poe
builds suspense in this poem by telling a story in which each stanza introduces a plot
point.

The first stanza is the introduction in which the
poet gives the setting, "a kingdom by the sea," the main character, Annabel Lee, and
the fact that Annabel Lee "lived with no other thought" than to love the narrator and
be loved by him in return.

The second stanza presents
the age of the protagonists: they were both very young. It also introduces the thought that the
angels, or "seraphs," of heaven coveted, or desired, the love that Annabel Lee and the
narrator shared.

The third stanza reveals the cause of
Annabel Lee's death. A chill wind comes out of a cloud and kills her. The narrator adds another
element of the supernatural in stating that her ancestors came and carried her away to her
sepulcher, or grave, in the sea.

The fourth stanza
directly accuses the angels of killing Annabel Lee because their envy of the couple's love made
them unhappy. According to the narrator, they were the ones that sent the cold wind that killed
her.

In the fifth stanza, the narrator proclaims that
the love he shares with Annabel Lee is stronger than the efforts of angels in heaven or demons
in the sea to separate them.

In the sixth stanza, the
narrator shares how he is able to maintain contact with his loved one Annabel Lee. As he dreams
of her, he feels her bright eyes on him, and he lies down by her side in her tomb.

We can see, then, that Poe builds suspense in the poem
"Annabel Lee" by having each stanza create a clear progression of thoughts and
events.