The fire crackled, a dance of flames.
Meaning: The fire was making a series of short, sharp sounds, like a dance of flames.
Choice of Words: Fire is the process of burning something. Crackle means to make a series of short, sharp sounds. Dance is a series of movements made to music. Flames are the hot, burning part of a fire. The sentence describes the fire making a series of short, sharp sounds, like a dance of flames.
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