Meaning: The laughter was so varied and joyful that it was like looking through a kaleidoscope, with its ever-changing patterns.
Choice of Words: **Mirth** is a feeling of amusement or joy. **Kaleidoscope** is a tube with mirrors and colored pieces of glass or plastic that create changing patterns when you look through it. **Laughter's colorful art** is a metaphor comparing laughter to a colorful art form, like a painting or a mosaic.