Which words in the passage are linked by assonance? boot, buried, and bright rooted, tops, and potatoes nestled, knee, and new boot, rooted, and cool?

D.

boot, rooted, and cool

Explanation:

Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

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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