Meaning: The white clouds moved slowly across the vast sky, resembling soft cotton.
Choice of Words: The comparison of clouds to cotton emphasizes their soft and fluffy appearance, while "drifted" suggests their gentle movement.
Alternative Expressions
White clouds sailed like ships in the ocean of the sky.
Meaning: The sentence describes how white clouds were moving smoothly and gracefully in the vast sky, like ships sailing in an ocean.
Choice of Words:White describes the color of the clouds, clouds are the puffy formations we see in the sky, sailed means they were moving smoothly and gracefully, like ships compares the clouds to large boats, and ocean of the sky describes the vastness and depth of the sky.
White clouds danced like ballerinas in the grand theater of the sky.
Meaning: The sentence describes how white clouds were moving gracefully and effortlessly in the vast and beautiful sky, like ballerinas dancing in a grand theater.
Choice of Words:White describes the color of the clouds, clouds are the puffy formations we see in the sky, danced means they were moving gracefully and effortlessly, like ballerinas compares the clouds to graceful dancers, and grand theater of the sky describes the vastness and beauty of the sky.