What does the simile in this text suggest? When Lee Mellon finished the apple he smacked his lips together like a pair of cymbals.
- Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur
Lee Mellon made a loud noise with his lips.
Lee Mellon didn't like apples.

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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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