Appeal Type of Appeal
How does the appeal contribute to and
effectively convey the message?
"Not unconscious, in the outset,
of the inferiority of my
qualifications, experience in my
own eyes, perhaps still more in
the eyes of others, has
strengthened the motives to
diffidence of myself...

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:

i guess you are missing the idea that has to be supported, am i right?