Meaning: Drops of water sparkled on the flower leaves.
Choice of Words: "Glistened" means to shine or sparkle with reflected light. "Petals" are the colorful leaves of a flower.
Alternative Expressions
Tiny water droplets sparkled on the flower's leaves.
Meaning: This sentence has a similar meaning to the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the dew drops and the flower.
Choice of Words: **Tiny water droplets** are the same as dewdrops, but they are described as being very small. **Sparkled** is another word for glistened, which means to shine or sparkle. **Flower's leaves** are the same as petals.
The morning dew made the flower petals look like they were covered in diamonds.
Meaning: This sentence describes how the dew drops made the flower petals look very beautiful and sparkly.
Choice of Words: **Morning dew** is the dew that forms on plants and grass in the morning. **Made the flower petals look like they were covered in diamonds** is a simile, which is a comparison using like or as. In this case, the dew drops are being compared to diamonds because they are both shiny and sparkly.