Meaning: The sentence describes how the trees look beautiful when they are covered with snow and the sun shines on them.
Choice of Words: The word "snow-covered" means that the trees are covered with snow. "Glisten" means to shine or sparkle.
Alternative Expressions
The snow-covered trees glisten in the sunlight.
Meaning: This means that the trees are completely covered in snow and the sun is shining on them, making them sparkle.
Choice of Words:Snow is the white stuff that falls from the sky in the winter. Covered means to be completely covered or hidden by something else. Trees are tall plants with woody stems and leaves. Glisten means to shine or sparkle. Sunlight is the light that comes from the sun.
The trees are covered in snow and the sun is shining on them, making them sparkle.
Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it is written in a different way.
Choice of Words:Trees are tall plants with woody stems and leaves. Covered means to be completely covered or hidden by something else. Snow is the white stuff that falls from the sky in the winter. Sun is the star that gives us light and heat. Shining means to give off light. Making means to cause something to happen. Sparkle means to shine or glitter.
The snowy trees are sparkling in the sunshine.
Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it is written in a shorter way.
Choice of Words:Snowy means covered in snow. Trees are tall plants with woody stems and leaves. Sparkling means to shine or glitter. Sunshine is the light that comes from the sun.