Moonbeams dance upon the waves.

Meaning: The moonlight is reflecting on the waves and making them look like they are dancing.

Choice of Words: The moonbeams are personified as dancers that dance upon the waves. The verb dance suggests a graceful and rhythmic movement.

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The moon's rays shimmer on the water's surface.

Meaning: This means that the moonlight is making the water look like it is sparkling.

Choice of Words: The moon's rays are the light that comes from the moon. Shimmer means to shine with a faint, flickering light. On means on top of something. The water's surface is the top layer of the water. When you put them together, "The moon's rays shimmer on the water's surface" is a different way to describe the way moonlight reflects on the water and creates a sparkling effect.

The moonlight dances across the water.

Meaning: This means that the moonlight is making the water look like it is dancing.

Choice of Words: Moonlight is the light that comes from the moon. Dances means to move in a graceful and rhythmic way. Across means from one side to the other. The water is a large body of liquid. When you put them together, "The moonlight dances across the water" is a poetic way to describe the way moonlight reflects on the water and creates a shimmering, dancing effect.

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