Read stanza 2 of the poem. How does poe use hyperbole to develop a theme in the poem? i was a child and she was a child, in this kingdom by the sea; but we loved with a love that was more than love, i and my annabel lee; with a love that the winged seraphs of heaven coveted her and me. In this stanza, poe uses hyperbole and. This builds on the idea that the speaker is.