The raindrops played a symphony on the windowpane.

Meaning: The raindrops made a beautiful sound on the windowpane.

Choice of Words: Played: performed music; Symphony: a long piece of music for an orchestra; Windowpane: the glass part of a window.

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The raindrops danced on the windowpane.

Meaning: This sentence describes the movement of raindrops on a window as if they were dancing.

Choice of Words: Danced is a verb that means to move in a rhythmic way, often to music. Windowpane is the glass part of a window. When we put these words together, we can imagine the raindrops moving in a rhythmic way on the windowpane, as if they were dancing.

The raindrops sang a song on the windowpane.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of raindrops on a window as if they were singing a song.

Choice of Words: Sang is a verb that means to produce musical sounds with your voice. Song is a piece of music that is sung. Windowpane is the glass part of a window. When we put these words together, we can imagine the raindrops making musical sounds on the windowpane, as if they were singing a song.

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