Moon smiled down on the world.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the moon was shining down on the earth and making it look happy. It's like saying, The moon was shining down on the earth and making it look beautiful.
Choice of Words: Moon is a large, round object in the sky that shines at night. Smiled means to show happiness by turning up the corners of your mouth. World is the earth and all the people and things on it. When you put them together, it means that the moon was shining down on the earth and making it look happy.
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