Trees swayed like dancers in a ballet.

Meaning: The trees moved gracefully in the wind, just like dancers move gracefully in a ballet.

Choice of Words: Swayed means to move smoothly back and forth, like a tree moving in the wind. Dancers are people who perform graceful movements, often in a ballet. By comparing the trees to dancers, the sentence creates a beautiful image of the trees moving gracefully in the wind.

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