Raindrops fell softly on thirsty flowers.

Meaning: Drops of water from the rain gently landed on flowers that needed water.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are drops of water that fall from the sky during rain. Fell means came down from a higher place. Softly means in a gentle and quiet way. Thirsty flowers are flowers that need water.

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Raindrops kissed the thirsty flowers.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first one, but it uses a more poetic language to describe the raindrops falling on the flowers.

Choice of Words: Kissed is a poetic way to describe how the raindrops gently touched the flowers. It's like the raindrops are giving the flowers a little kiss.

The flowers drank up the raindrops like thirsty people drinking water.

Meaning: This sentence uses a simile to compare the flowers drinking the raindrops to thirsty people drinking water. It shows how much the flowers need the water.

Choice of Words: Drank means to swallow a liquid. Up means completely. Thirsty means very dry and needing water. People are human beings. Water is a clear liquid that we drink to stay alive.

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