read this excerpt from holes
stanley's great-great-grandfather was named elya yelnats
he was born in latvia when he was fifteen years old he
fell in love with myra menke.
(he didn't know he was stanley's great-great-grandfather)
myra menke was fourteon she would turn fifteen in two
months, at which time her father had decided she should
be married
o
o. it makes it clear that stanley has never met or heard of
is great-great-grandfather
lt explains to the reader that elya was indeed stanley's
great-great-grandfather
• it is a funny way of pointing out that stanley and elya
are clearly not living at the same time
it is a silly way of letting the reader know that elya and
stanley are not really related to each other

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.

explanation:

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experiences.

where is the graph?

i only can answer with a graph!