Snow glistens in the sun's rays.

Meaning: The snow looks sparkly and shiny because of the sunlight.

Choice of Words: Glisten means to shine or sparkle. Rays are the beams of light coming from the sun. The sun's rays shine on the snow, making it sparkle and shine.

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Snow glistens in the sun's rays.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the snow looks when the sun is shining on it. The snow looks shiny and sparkly because the light from the sun bounces off of the ice crystals in the snow.

Choice of Words: Snow is the frozen water that falls from the sky in the winter. Glistens means to shine or sparkle. Sun is the big, bright star in the sky that gives us light and warmth. Rays are the lines of light that come from the sun. So, "Snow glistens in the sun's rays" means that the snow is shining or sparkling in the light from the sun.

The snow sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the snow looks when the sun is shining on it. The snow looks very shiny and sparkly, like diamonds.

Choice of Words: Sparkles means to shine or glitter. Diamonds are very valuable stones that are very shiny. Sunlight is the light from the sun. So, "The snow sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight" means that the snow is shining or glittering like diamonds in the light from the sun.

The snow is like a million tiny mirrors, reflecting the sun's light.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the snow looks when the sun is shining on it. The snow looks like a million tiny mirrors because it is bouncing back the light from the sun.

Choice of Words: Mirrors are objects that reflect light. Reflecting means to bounce light back. So, "The snow is like a million tiny mirrors, reflecting the sun's light" means that the snow is like a million tiny mirrors that are bouncing back the light from the sun.

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