The wind howled through the trees like a banshee.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a stormy and eerie scene where the wind is blowing loudly through the trees.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Howled means to make a long, loud, and mournful sound. Trees are tall plants with a woody stem and branches. Banshee is a female spirit in Irish mythology that wails and screams. Together, they create a picture of the wind making a loud and eerie sound as it blows through the trees.

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