The forest was filled with joy.

Meaning: The area of land covered with trees was full of a feeling of great happiness or delight.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a particular thing or group of things. Forest is a large area of land covered with trees. Was is a form of the verb 'to be' used to talk about something that happened in the past. Filled means to make something full. With means together with or in the company of. Joy is a feeling of great happiness or delight.

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The forest was bursting with joy.

Meaning: This means that the forest was an incredibly happy and pleasant place to be. It's like saying, The forest was so full of happiness that it was almost too much to handle.

Choice of Words: Bursting means to break open or explode because there is too much inside. Joy is a feeling of happiness and pleasure. When you put them together, "The forest was bursting with joy" means that the forest was so full of happiness and pleasure that it was almost bursting open.

The forest was alive with joy.

Meaning: This means that the forest was a vibrant and happy place to be. It's like saying, The forest was full of happy creatures and plants.

Choice of Words: Alive means to be living or full of life. Joy is a feeling of happiness and pleasure. When you put them together, "The forest was alive with joy" means that the forest was full of life and happiness.

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