"refugees and asylum seekers comprise another separate category. the u. s. takes in thousands of refugees each year; from the mid-1970s through the late 1990s, for example, more than 1.1 million southeast asian refugees legally entered the country. in the early 2000s the u. s. had an annual limit of 70,000 on refugees and asylum seekers." in this passage, asylum means a. an institution for the mentally ill. b. an illness requiring health care. c. a need for economic opportunity. d. a place of safety, especially from persecution.

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.