Which of the following would make the best tople sentence for a paragraph
about the history of Santa Claus?
a) The name "Santa Claus" itself comes
from the Dutch figure of Sinterklass
who sometimes brings gifts on Dec con
addition to Dec 25
acter sometimes
B) a Santa Claus like character sometimes called father Christmas or Saint Nicholas appears throughout European folklore surrounding Christmas in the winter
season
C) England’s father Christmas dates back to the 16th century where he was seen as a bringer of good cheer and joy
D) germanic European countries combined the Norse god Odin with Christian traditions to form the now familiar figure of an old bearded man driving a sleigh

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.