Meaning: Swords hit together and made a high-pitched sound.
Choice of Words: Sword is a weapon with a long blade, clashed means hit together, metal is a hard material, screeched means made a high-pitched sound.
Alternative Expressions
The swords clashed, and the metal screeched.
Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it adds a bit more emphasis to the action.
Choice of Words:The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular set of swords. And is used to connect the two parts of the sentence.
With a clash, the swords screeched against each other.
Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it adds a bit more detail about how the swords hit each other.
Choice of Words:With is used to show that the clashing of the swords caused the screeching sound. Against is used to show that the swords were hitting each other.