The little girl smiled brightly like the sun.

Meaning: Her smile was very big and happy, just like how the sun is bright and warm.

Choice of Words: Brightly means emitting or reflecting light or color. Like the sun is a simile comparing the girl's smile to the sun's brightness.

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The little girl smiled as bright as the sun.

Meaning: This means that the little girl was very happy and her face was shining very brightly. It's like saying, The little girl was so happy, her face was shining as brightly as the sun.

Choice of Words: Little means small, girl is a young female person, smiled means showing happiness or pleasure with the face, as means to the same degree or extent, bright means with a lot of light or shining, and sun is a star in the sky that gives us light and heat. When you put them together, the sentence means the little girl smiled very happily, with her face shining as bright as the sun.

The little girl's smile was as bright as the sun.

Meaning: This means that the little girl was very happy and her smile was very bright. It's like saying, The little girl's smile was so bright, it was like the sun.

Choice of Words: Little means small, girl is a young female person, 's means belonging to, smile means showing happiness or pleasure with the face, was means existed in the past, as means to the same degree or extent, bright means with a lot of light or shining, and sun is a star in the sky that gives us light and heat. When you put them together, the sentence means the little girl's smile was very happy, and it was as bright as the sun.

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