Trees shed tears of amber and gold.

Meaning: The autumn leaves fell from the trees like golden and amber-colored tears.

Choice of Words: Trees are large woody plants with a trunk and branches. Shed means to let fall or drop off. Tears are drops of salty liquid that come from the eyes when crying. Amber is a hard, translucent yellow-brown fossil resin. Gold is a precious metal of a bright yellow color.

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Trees lose their leaves in the fall.

Meaning: This means that the leaves on the trees will change color and fall off because it is the fall season. It's like saying, The leaves on the trees will soon be gone because it is fall.

Choice of Words: Trees are tall, woody plants with branches and leaves. Lose means to no longer have something that you used to have. Leaves are the flat, green parts of trees that grow on the branches. Fall is the season of the year when the weather gets colder and the leaves on the trees change color and fall off. When you put it all together, "Trees lose their leaves in the fall" means that the trees no longer have their leaves because it is the fall season.

The leaves on the trees are changing color.

Meaning: This means that the leaves on the trees will soon be a different color because it is fall. It's like saying, The leaves on the trees will soon be yellow, orange, and red because it is fall.

Choice of Words: Leaves are the flat, green parts of trees that grow on the branches. Trees are tall, woody plants with branches and leaves. Changing means to become different. Color means the appearance of something that can be seen by the eye. When you put it all together, "The leaves on the trees are changing color" means that the leaves on the trees are becoming a different color.

The wind is blowing the leaves off the trees.

Meaning: This means that the wind is causing the leaves to fall off the trees. It's like saying, The wind is making the leaves fall off the trees.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Blowing means to move air with force. Leaves are the flat, green parts of trees that grow on the branches. Trees are tall, woody plants with branches and leaves. When you put it all together, "The wind is blowing the leaves off the trees" means that the wind is moving the leaves off the trees with force.

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