How does alliteration develop the theme of love transcending death in "Annabel Lee"?

You stated
that your theme was that their love transcends death. Though the lovers were young whendied, his
love for her has lived on past her death.is an important factor in this poem, and I think the
reason you may be having trouble is that you are looking mainly within the line or the next line
to find the repeated sound. As the lines in Annabel Lee are short, the repeated sounds later in
the stanza also figure in.

In the first stanza: repetition of M €“ many,
many, maiden, maiden

In the second stanza: repetition of L €“ loved, love,
Lee , love

In the third stanza: repetition of S €“sea, so, shut, sepulcher,
sea

In the fourth stanza: repetition of H €“ half, happy, heaven

In the fifth stanza: Repetition of W €“ we, who, wiser, we

In the
sixth stanza: Repetition of B €“bringing, beautiful, bright, beautiful

If
the theme is eternal love, found in youth, but never forgotten, then part of the function of
sound devices should be to remind us of that youthful love. Poe is a master of sound, and it is
no accident that he reminds us of the youthful lovers by repeating so many short words
(generally no longer than two syllables). The repetition gives the poem a rhythmic, sing-song
tone that lingers in our memory long after we have read it.