Sunlight painted golden patterns on the rippling river.

Meaning: The sunlight was making pretty designs on the moving water of the river.

Choice of Words: Sunlight is the light from the sun. Painted is used metaphorically to describe the way sunlight creates patterns on the water. Golden means resembling gold in color. Patterns are designs or arrangements of elements. Rippling describes the movement of water in waves. This sentence creates a vivid image of the sun's rays casting beautiful golden patterns on the moving water of the river.

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