Emotions stirred, tears welled.

Meaning: The singer's voice evoked strong emotions in the audience, causing some to shed tears.

Choice of Words: "Emotions" refer to the feelings experienced by the listeners. "Stirred" means to cause strong emotions or feelings. "Tears" are drops of water that come from the eyes when someone cries. "Welled" means to rise or accumulate.

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Feelings danced, waterworks began.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first one, that the person is feeling very emotional and is about to cry. It's like saying, The person's feelings were so strong that they started to cry.

Choice of Words: Feelings are the same as emotions, the things we feel inside. Danced is a fun way to say that the feelings are moving around, like when people dance. Waterworks is a silly way to talk about tears, like when we say someone is turning on the waterworks when they start to cry. Began means that something is starting to happen.

Heartstrings plucked, eyes leaked.

Meaning: This sentence also means that the person is feeling very emotional and is about to cry. It's like saying, The person's emotions were so strong that they couldn't hold back the tears.

Choice of Words: Heartstrings are like the strings on a guitar, and they represent our emotions. Plucked means that someone has pulled on the strings, like when you pluck a guitar string to make a sound. Eyes are where the tears come out. Leaked means that the tears are coming out slowly, like water leaking from a pipe.

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