Dewdrops sparkled like jewels on grass blades.

Meaning: The dewdrops on the grass blades were shining brightly, resembling sparkling jewels.

Choice of Words: Sparkled means to shine with a bright, intermittent light. Like jewels is a simile, comparing the dewdrops to precious stones for their brilliance.

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The dewdrops were like tiny diamonds scattered across the lawn.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were very beautiful and sparkly, like little diamonds on the grass.

Choice of Words: Dewdrops are small drops of water that form on the leaves of plants when the air is cold at night. Tiny means very small. Diamonds are precious stones that are very hard and sparkly. Scattered means to spread or throw something around. Lawn is an area of grass that is usually kept short and green. When you put them together, "The dewdrops were like tiny diamonds scattered across the lawn" means that the dewdrops were very small and sparkly, like diamonds that had been spread out on the grass.

The grass was covered in sparkling dewdrops that looked like a thousand tiny stars.

Meaning: This means that the dewdrops were very beautiful and sparkly, like little stars on the grass.

Choice of Words: Grass is a type of plant that has long, thin leaves. Covered means to have something spread over or on something else. Sparkling means to shine or glitter with a lot of bright lights. Dewdrops are small drops of water that form on the leaves of plants when the air is cold at night. Thousand means a very large number. Tiny means very small. Stars are bright objects in the sky that are made up of hot gas. When you put them together, "The grass was covered in sparkling dewdrops that looked like a thousand tiny stars" means that the grass was covered in dewdrops that were shining and sparkling like a lot of small stars.

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