Melody soothes the savage beast.

Meaning: This means that the melody has a calming effect on even the most wild and dangerous animals.

Choice of Words: Melody is a series of notes that are played or sung together. Soothes means to calm or pacify. Savage beast is a phrase that refers to a wild and dangerous animal. When we say "Melody soothes the savage beast," we mean that it has a calming effect on even the most wild and dangerous animals.

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Music calms the wild animal.

Meaning: This means that the music helps the animal to feel more at ease and less aggressive. It's like saying, The music makes the animal feel calmer.

Choice of Words: Music is a series of sounds that are pleasing to the ear. Calms means to make something feel less agitated or upset. Wild means not tamed or domesticated. Animal is a living creature that is not a plant or a human. When you put them together, "Music calms the wild animal" means that the music makes the animal feel less wild and more relaxed.

The animal becomes gentle when it hears the music.

Meaning: This means that the music has a calming effect on the animal, making it less likely to behave aggressively. It's like saying, The music makes the animal feel more peaceful and less likely to attack.

Choice of Words: Animal is a living creature that is not a plant or a human. Becomes means to change or transform into something else. Gentle means kind and not aggressive. When is used to show that one event happens at the same time as another event. Hears means to perceive sound with your ears. Music is a series of sounds that are pleasing to the ear. When you put them together, "The animal becomes gentle when it hears the music" means that the animal changes from being wild and aggressive to being calm and gentle when it hears the music.

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