Feathers shimmer light.

Meaning: This means that the bird's feathers are reflecting and scattering the light in a way that makes them appear to shine or sparkle. It's like saying, The feathers are reflecting the light in a way that makes them look iridescent.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the light, flexible structures that cover the bodies of birds and help them to fly. Shimmer is a verb that means to shine or sparkle with a subdued or intermittent light. Light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye.

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Feathers reflect light.

Meaning: This means that the feathers make the light bounce off of them, like a mirror.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the soft, fluffy covering on birds. Reflect means to bounce light or sound back from a surface. Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. When you put them together, "Feathers reflect light" means that the feathers bounce back the light that hits them.

Feathers make light dance.

Meaning: This means that the feathers make the light look like it's dancing.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the soft, fluffy covering on birds. Make means to cause something to happen or exist. Dance means to move rhythmically to music. Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. When you put them together, "Feathers make light dance" means that the feathers cause the light to move in a rhythmic way.

Feathers paint the sky with light.

Meaning: This means that the feathers make the sky look like a painting made of light.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the soft, fluffy covering on birds. Paint means to apply a liquid or semi-liquid substance to a surface to color or protect it. Sky is the upper part of the atmosphere that we see above us. Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. When you put them together, "Feathers paint the sky with light" means that the feathers create a colorful display in the sky using light.

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