Read the passages:

Passage 1

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we--
Of many far wiser than we--
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:

Passage 2

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here for evermore.

Which topic do these passages have in common?

They are professions of love.

They speak of mourning lost love.

They discuss overcoming grief.

They discuss hopeless speakers.

A theme that is explored in both of the poems is the theme of lost love. The speaker from Annabel Lee describes a painful memory of his long-lost love. Annabel Lee and the speaker both lived "in a kingdom by the sea" where they fell in love. They were happy together, until " the wind came out of the cloud by night, chilling and killing my Annabel Lee." In this particular excerpt, the speaker describes the strength of their love. Similarly, in the Raven, the speaker also deals with a loss - of his "lost Lenore". Throughout the poem, the speaker wants to mourn all by himself, but is interrupted by a strange guest - the raven that can speak.