Meaning: The sun's rays in the morning awakened the bird from its slumber.
Choice of Words: The choice of "morning" and "sleepy" sets the scene in the early hours when the bird is still in a state of rest.
Alternative Expressions
Sunlight awakened the slumbering avian from its repose.
Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence, but it uses more formal words.
Choice of Words:Sunlight is the light from the sun. Awakened means to wake up or to stop sleeping. Slumbering means sleeping. Avian is a fancy word for bird. Repose means to rest or relax.
The morning's rays roused the drowsy songbird from its slumber.
Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.
Choice of Words:Morning's rays are the light from the sun in the morning. Roused means to wake up or to stop sleeping. Drowsy means feeling sleepy. Songbird is a bird that sings. Slumber means to sleep.