Compare and contrast metaphors and similes and their purposes.

Hey there! A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using the word like or as and a simile is a better type of metaphor, in which  a sentence uses like or as. They Both compare to things like exaggerating objects. They  are different, but the same on some stuff.

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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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