Birdsong awakens sleepy world.

Meaning: The singing of birds wakes up the world from its sleep.

Choice of Words: Birdsong is the sound produced by birds. Awakens means to cause someone to wake up from sleep. Sleepy means feeling tired and wanting to sleep. World is the Earth and all the people and things on it.

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The sweet melodies of birdsong stir the slumbering world.

Meaning: This means that the beautiful sound of birds singing wakes up the world, which is still sleepy from the night before.

Choice of Words: Melodies are pleasant arrangements of musical notes. Stir means to move slightly or cause something to move slightly. Slumbering means sleeping soundly or deeply. World means the planet Earth or the people and places on it. When you put them together, "The sweet melodies of birdsong stir the slumbering world" means that the beautiful sound of birds singing wakes up the world, which is still sleepy from the night before.

As the sun peeks over the horizon, the chorus of birdsong heralds the dawn.

Meaning: This means that the beautiful sound of birds singing wakes up the world, which is still sleepy from the night before.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat. Peeks means to appear or become visible from behind something. Horizon is the line where the sky and the land or sea meet. Chorus is a group of singers or musicians performing together. Heralds means to announce or signal the arrival of something. Dawn is the first light of day, when the sun rises. When you put them together, "As the sun peeks over the horizon, the chorus of birdsong heralds the dawn" means that the sound of birds singing announces the arrival of the new day.

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