Fireflies flickered like tiny lanterns.

Meaning: This means that the fireflies were shining with a bright, flickering light, like small lanterns.

Choice of Words: Fireflies are small insects that produce light. Flickered means to shine with a flickering light. Like is used to compare two things. Tiny means very small. Lanterns are portable lights. When you put them together, "Fireflies flickered like tiny lanterns" means that the fireflies were shining with a flickering light, like small lanterns.

Alternative Expressions

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