Birds soared high, their wings like tiny black dots.

Meaning: The birds flew very high in the sky, and they looked like small black dots from the ground.

Choice of Words: Soared implies a graceful and effortless flight, while tiny black dots emphasizes the small size and distance of the birds.

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The birds flew very high, their wings looked like little black circles.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that the birds were flying very high in the sky, and their wings looked like small black circles from the ground.

Choice of Words: The birds are animals with feathers that can fly. Flew means to move through the air using wings. Very high means far above the ground. Their wings are the body parts that birds use to fly. Looked means to seem or appear to be something. Little means small in size. Black means the color of night or a raven. Circles are round shapes. When you put them together, "The birds flew very high, their wings looked like little black circles" is a description of birds flying high in the sky with their wings looking like small black circles from far away.

The feathered creatures ascended to great heights, their pinions resembling minuscule ebony orbs.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, that the birds were flying very high in the sky, and their wings looked like small black circles from the ground.

Choice of Words: The feathered creatures are animals with feathers that can fly, in this case, birds. Ascended means to move upwards, in this case, to fly high in the sky. Great heights means far above the ground. Their pinions are the wings of the birds. Resembling means to be similar in appearance. Minuscule means very small. Ebony means the color black. Orbs are round shapes. When you put them together, "The feathered creatures ascended to great heights, their pinions resembling minuscule ebony orbs" is a more poetic and descriptive way of saying that the birds were flying very high in the sky, and their wings looked like small black circles from far away.

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