Dewdrops glistened like jewels.

Meaning: Drops of water on grass and leaves sparkled like shiny stones.

Choice of Words: Glistened means to shine or sparkle with reflected light. Jewels are precious stones or ornaments.

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The dewdrops were as shiny as jewels.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were very shiny and beautiful. They were as shiny as jewels.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific thing or group of things. Dewdrops are the small drops of water that form on the leaves of plants in the morning. Were is the past tense of the verb to be. As is used to compare two things. Shiny means to reflect light. As is used to compare two things. Jewels are precious stones that are very shiny and valuable. When you put all of these words together, it means that the dewdrops were as shiny as jewels.

The dewdrops sparkled like tiny diamonds.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were very shiny and beautiful. They were sparkling like tiny diamonds.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific thing or group of things. Dewdrops are the small drops of water that form on the leaves of plants in the morning. Sparkled means to shine or glitter. Like is used to compare something to something else. Tiny means very small. Diamonds are precious stones that are very shiny and valuable. When you put all of these words together, it means that the dewdrops were sparkling like tiny diamonds.

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