Meaning: The moon looked like a shiny and round silver coin in the sky.
Choice of Words: Smiled conveys the idea of the moon's gentle and comforting presence. "Silver coin" compares the moon to a valuable and radiant object.
Alternative Expressions
The moon was like a silver coin in the sky.
Meaning: The moon looks like a silver coin in the sky.
Choice of Words: The moon is compared to a silver coin. Silver coins are shiny and round, like the moon.
The moon, like a silver coin, shone in the sky.
Meaning: The moon looks like a silver coin that is shining in the sky.
Choice of Words: The moon is compared to a silver coin that is shining in the sky.