Meaning: The corn was tasty and the kernels popped when they were cooked.
Choice of Words: The words "sweet", "kernels", and "popped" describe the taste, shape, and cooking of the corn.
Alternative Expressions
Yummy popcorn popped out of the pot.
Meaning: This sentence describes the delicious popcorn that is made when corn kernels are heated in a pot.
Choice of Words: Yummy means something tastes good. Popcorn is a type of snack made from popped corn kernels. Out of means that the popcorn is coming out of the pot.
The corn kernels danced and jumped in the hot pot.
Meaning: This sentence uses figurative language to describe the corn kernels popping in the pot. It compares the movement of the kernels to dancing and jumping.
Choice of Words: Danced and jumped are verbs that describe movement. Hot means something has a high temperature. The pot is a container used for cooking.