Jellyfish floated by like colorful kites.
Meaning: This sentence describes jellyfish staying on the surface of the water, looking similar to colorful kites flying in the wind.
Choice of Words: Jellyfish are marine animals with a soft, gelatinous body. Floated means stayed on the surface of the water. By indicates a position or location near something. Like indicates a similarity between two things. Colorful means having many different colors. Kites are light structures flown in the wind.
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