The butterfly's wings shimmered like jewels.

Meaning: The butterfly's wings shone brightly and beautifully like valuable stones.

Choice of Words: Shimmered means to shine with a soft, wavering light. Jewels are precious stones used in jewelry.

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The butterfly's wings shimmered like jewels.

Meaning: This means the butterfly's wings shone with a soft, changing light like precious stones.

Choice of Words: Butterfly is an insect with four wings and a long, slender body. Wings are the flat, wing-shaped parts of a bird or insect that allow it to fly. Shimmered means to shine with a soft, changing light. Jewels are precious stones, such as diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, that are used in jewelry.

The butterfly's wings sparkled like a rainbow.

Meaning: This means the butterfly's wings shone with small, bright flashes of light like a rainbow.

Choice of Words: Rainbow is a curved line or arc of colors that appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain. Sparkled means to shine with small, bright flashes of light.

The butterfly's wings glistened like a mirror.

Meaning: This means the butterfly's wings shone with a bright, shiny surface like a mirror.

Choice of Words: Mirror is a smooth surface that reflects light. Glistened means to shine with a bright, shiny surface.

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