Heart pounded in chest like a drum.

Meaning: This means that the person's heart was beating very fast and loudly, like a drum being played.

Choice of Words: Heart is the organ that pumps blood through the body, and pounded means to beat or throb strongly. In means inside of something, and chest is the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen. Like means similar to, and drum is a musical instrument that is played by hitting it with sticks.

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The heart beat rapidly in the chest, like a drum.

Meaning: This means that the person's heart was beating very fast and loudly, like a drum being hit.

Choice of Words: The heart is the organ in our body that pumps blood. Beat rapidly means to hit something repeatedly with a lot of force. In the chest is the part of our body that protects our heart and lungs. Like a drum is a simile that compares the sound and rhythm of the heart to the sound and rhythm of a drum.

The heart's beat was like a drum in the chest.

Meaning: This means that the person's heart was beating very fast and loudly, like a drum being hit.

Choice of Words: The heart's beat is the sound and rhythm of the heart. Was like a drum is a simile that compares the sound and rhythm of the heart to the sound and rhythm of a drum. In the chest is the part of our body that protects our heart and lungs.

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