Agony pierced her tender heart.

Meaning: This sentence describes how she felt extreme pain in her heart.

Choice of Words: Agony is a feeling of extreme pain. Pierced means to cut or puncture something. Heart is the organ that pumps blood around the body. When you put them together, it means that the feeling of extreme pain cut through her heart.

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She felt like her heart was being ripped apart.

Meaning: This means that she felt like her heart was being torn into pieces, like someone was ripping it apart with force. It's like saying, She felt like her heart was breaking into a million pieces.

Choice of Words: Ripped means to tear or pull something apart with force. Apart means into separate pieces. Heart is the organ in your chest that pumps blood and is often used to represent emotions and feelings.

Her heart was breaking into a million pieces.

Meaning: This means that she felt like her heart was being broken into many small pieces, like it was being destroyed. It's like saying, She felt like her heart was being crushed.

Choice of Words: Breaking means to come apart or to be destroyed. Million means a very large number. Pieces means parts of something that has been broken. Heart is the organ in your chest that pumps blood and is often used to represent emotions and feelings.

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