Fireflies flickered like tiny lanterns in the darkness.

Meaning: This sentence describes the fireflies lighting up the darkness with their flickering lights.

Choice of Words: Fireflies are small, flying insects that produce light. Flickered means to shine with a flickering light. Tiny means very small. Lanterns are objects that produce light. Darkness is the absence of light.

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