Meaning: A fire was crackling on a cold night, and the air smelled of smoke.
Choice of Words: The sentence evokes a sense of a campfire on a cold night. The words 'crackled', 'night', 'smelled', and 'smoke' create a vivid image.
Alternative Expressions
The fire crackled, and the night air smelled like smoke.
Meaning: This sentence describes the sights and smells of a campfire at night. The fire is making a crackling sound, and the air smells like smoke.
Choice of Words: The words "crackled" and "smelled" are both verbs that describe actions. "Crackled" describes the sound of the fire, while "smelled" describes the scent of the smoke. The word "night" is an adjective that describes the time of day, and the word "air" is a noun that refers to the invisible gas that we breathe.
The fire was crackling, and the night air was filled with the smell of smoke.
Meaning: This sentence also describes the sights and smells of a campfire at night. However, it uses different words to describe the actions of the fire and the smell of the smoke.
Choice of Words: The word "was" is a verb that indicates that the action of crackling is happening in the present tense. The word "filled" is a verb that means to make something full of something else. In this case, the night air is filled with the smell of smoke.
The crackling fire filled the night air with the smell of smoke.
Meaning: This sentence still describes the sights and smells of a campfire at night. However, it uses different words to describe the fire, the smoke, and the action of the smoke.
Choice of Words: The word "crackling" is now an adjective that describes the fire. The word "filled" is now a verb that describes the action of the smoke. The word "with" is a preposition that indicates that the smoke is inside the night air.