Seashells whisper stories of the sea.

Meaning: This sentence uses personification to describe the seashells as if they are whispering stories about the sea.

Choice of Words: Seashells are the hard outer coverings of certain sea creatures. Whisper means to speak very softly. Stories are accounts of events or experiences. Of means belonging to or connected with something. Sea is the large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.

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Seashells murmur tales of the deep blue sea.

Meaning: This means that seashells have stories to tell about the ocean. It's like the seashells have been there and seen everything that's happened in the ocean, and now they're whispering those stories to us.

Choice of Words: Seashells are small, hard objects that are made by animals that live in the ocean. Murmur means to speak very quietly, so quietly that only a few people can hear. Tales are stories. Of the deep blue sea means that the stories are about the ocean.

Seashells sing songs of the ocean's past.

Meaning: This means that seashells have stories to tell about the ocean. It's like the seashells have been there and seen everything that's happened in the ocean, and now they're singing songs about it.

Choice of Words: Seashells are small, hard objects that are made by animals that live in the ocean. Sing means to make music with your voice. Songs are pieces of music. Of the ocean's past means that the songs are about the history of the ocean.

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