Clouds wept, sending tears to parched earth.

Meaning: This sentence personifies clouds as crying and sending raindrops, like tears, to the dry earth.

Choice of Words: Wept means to cry. Tears are drops of salty liquid that come from the eyes when crying. Parch means very dry.

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Clouds cried, sending tears to thirsty ground.

Meaning: This means that the clouds were releasing water in the form of rain, which was much needed by the dry ground.

Choice of Words: Clouds are the puffy white things in the sky that can sometimes bring rain. Cried means to shed tears, which is what happens when you're sad. Tears are the drops of water that come out of your eyes when you cry. Thirsty means very dry and in need of water. Ground is the land or soil on which we walk and build things.

The clouds were sad, so they let their tears fall onto the dry land.

Meaning: This means that the clouds were releasing water in the form of rain because they were feeling sad, and the rain was falling onto the dry ground.

Choice of Words: Clouds are the puffy white things in the sky that can sometimes bring rain. Sad means feeling unhappy or disappointed. Tears are the drops of water that come out of your eyes when you cry. Fall means to drop or move downward. Dry means not wet or having water. Land is the ground on which we walk and build things.

The clouds were like a crying baby, sending down raindrops like tears to water the thirsty earth.

Meaning: This means that the clouds were releasing water in the form of rain, which was much needed by the dry ground, and the rain was falling like tears from a crying baby.

Choice of Words: Clouds are the puffy white things in the sky that can sometimes bring rain. Crying baby is a baby who is shedding tears because they are sad or upset. Raindrops are the drops of water that fall from clouds as rain. Tears are the drops of water that come out of your eyes when you cry. Water means to give something liquid to drink or to make something wet. Thirsty means very dry and in need of water. Earth is the ground on which we walk and build things.

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