Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
What does the parallelism in this excerpt emphasize?
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish
nationality
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's wish to
die.
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's fear of
death
The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's lack of
patriotism.

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish nationality.

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What does the parallelism in this excerpt emphasize?

The parallelism emphasizes the speaker's Irish nationality.

Explanation:

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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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