Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

the memories of that night are hard and bright within me like a diamond, and the fires that flash from it have strange powers.

this excerpt from nectar in a sieve contains an example of (a) select all that apply.

denouement
motif
personification
simile

some sort of sound device i believe.

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore

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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c

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