Moonbeams dance on the ocean waves.

Meaning: This sentence uses personification, giving human-like qualities to moonbeams. It means that the moonbeams look like they are dancing or moving gracefully on the ocean waves.

Choice of Words: Moonbeams are rays of light from the moon. Dance means to move rhythmically to music or in a pattern. Ocean is a large body of salt water. Waves are ridges of water that move across the surface of a body of water. When we put them together, "Moonbeams dance on the ocean waves" describes the way moonlight reflects and creates a shimmering effect on the moving waves of the ocean.

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