What can you do to make an essay more persuasive?

I’ve given a lot of thought to what one of them should be, and the answer seems clear.

Direct characterization includes select all that apply. statements by the author about a character's personality statements by the author about a character's appearance statements by the author about what a character is like statements by the character about what they hate

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.