Diction or the choice of words always plays a vital role in serving the author's purpose by conveying the specific intended meaning effectively to the readers.'
In 'The Fall of the House of Usher', <em>the use of the concept vocabulary puts up to the essence and feeling of 'finality' as proposed by the story's title as 'all the words share the common theme of destruction</em>.' This theme of knocking down is clearly reflected in the words 'fall of the house' of Usher which connotes 'desolation' or 'demolition.'
I believe the correct answer is the second choice: <span>We walked through the Red Oak Nature Center today; it was surprising how many bicyclists were there. </span>
Protagonists and antagonists are both essential characters in a story, but they propel the plot in different and usually opposite ways: The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals.