Meaning: The boy looked around the cave carefully, trying to see something in the dark.
Choice of Words: Eyes, scanned, the, darkness are all nouns that describe the boy's actions. "Scanned" is a verb that means to look at something carefully.
Alternative Expressions
Peepers searched the shadows.
Meaning: This means that someone is looking carefully in a dark place to see if there is anything there.
Choice of Words:Peepers is a playful word for eyes. Searched means to look for something carefully. Shadows are areas of darkness that are created when something blocks the light. When you put them together, "Peepers searched the shadows" means that someone is looking carefully in a dark place.
Orbs patrolled the night.
Meaning: This means that someone is looking around in a dark place to make sure that everything is safe.
Choice of Words:Orbs is a poetic word for eyes. Patrolled means to walk around an area to make sure that everything is safe. Night is the time of day when it is dark. When you put them together, "Orbs patrolled the night" means that someone is looking around in a dark place to make sure that everything is safe.