Rain fell, clouds cried, earth drank.

Meaning: Rain was falling from the sky, the clouds were releasing water like tears, and the earth was absorbing the water.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky. Fell means to move downward. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Cried means to shed tears. Earth is the planet we live on. Drank means to take in liquid.

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Rain poured, clouds wept, earth soaked up.

Meaning: This sentence is also using personification. It is saying that the rain is falling heavily, the clouds are crying (producing rain), and the earth is absorbing the rain.

Choice of Words: Poured means to fall heavily. Wept means to cry. Soaked up means to absorb a liquid.

Rain cascaded, clouds lamented, earth absorbed.

Meaning: This sentence is using more formal language to describe the same thing as the previous two sentences. It is saying that the rain is falling in a waterfall-like manner, the clouds are expressing grief or sorrow (producing rain), and the earth is taking in the rain.

Choice of Words: Cascaded means to fall in a waterfall-like manner. Lament means to express grief or sorrow. Absorbed means to take in a substance.

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