What literary device is used in the lines below? what is the meaning/effect? "at my poor house look to behold tonight/earth-treading stars that make dark heaven "

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:

the correct answer is aesthetics.

it was a big part of the story, making a lot of plot points happen?

the sentences are -

it was all just as it was in the law courts. the doctor put on just the same air towards him as he himself put on towards an accused person.