Dewdrops glistened like jewels on petals.

Meaning: The dew on the flower petals sparkled like valuable gems.

Choice of Words: The sentence uses glistened to describe the way the dewdrops reflected light and jewels to compare their appearance to precious stones.

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The dewdrops sparkled like diamonds on the petals.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were so beautiful and sparkly that they looked like diamonds on the petals.

Choice of Words: Diamonds are very valuable and sparkly stones. When you say that something sparkles like diamonds, you mean that it is very sparkly and beautiful. In this case, the dewdrops are so sparkly that they look like diamonds on the petals.

The dewdrops shone like stars on the petals.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were so beautiful and sparkly that they looked like stars on the petals.

Choice of Words: Stars are very bright and sparkly objects in the sky. When you say that something shines like stars, you mean that it is very bright and beautiful. In this case, the dewdrops are so bright and sparkly that they look like stars on the petals.

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