Identify the types of figurative language used in this sentence: sam was a brick wall; the offense shattered like glass against his tough exterior. options: a. there is a metaphor and a simile. b. there is a hyperbole and an idiom. c. there is a metaphor and onomatopoeia. d. there is a symbol and alliteration.

The answer is A. There is a metaphor and a simile. I hope that this helps. =)

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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