In the most dangerous game, the literary device foreshadowing is used to create mystery
- rainsford turns from the hunter to the hunted
-zaroff shares how his hunting activities began
-zaroffs dogs fall into the trap set by rainsford
-whitney talks about the atmosphere of ship trap island

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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