Meaning: This sentence describes the fireflies as living stars that sparkle in the night sky.
Choice of Words: "Night's canvas" sets the scene, while "sparkled" and "living stars" create a magical image of the fireflies against the night sky.
Alternative Expressions
The night sky was full of stars that twinkled like diamonds.
Meaning: This sentence describes the night sky as a beautiful painting with twinkling stars that appear to be alive.
Choice of Words:Night refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Canvas is a piece of cloth or paper on which a painting is made. Sparkle means to shine brightly with flashes of light. Living means being alive. Stars are large, luminous balls of gas that emit light and heat.
The night sky was like a dark blue blanket with thousands of tiny diamonds scattered across it.
Meaning: This sentence describes the night sky as a dark blue blanket with thousands of tiny diamonds scattered across it.
Choice of Words:Night refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Canvas is a piece of cloth or paper on which a painting is made. Sparkle means to shine brightly with flashes of light. Living means being alive. Stars are large, luminous balls of gas that emit light and heat.
The night sky was a twinkling tapestry of stars.
Meaning: This sentence describes the night sky as a beautiful tapestry with twinkling stars.
Choice of Words:Night refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Canvas is a piece of cloth or paper on which a painting is made. Sparkle means to shine brightly with flashes of light. Living means being alive. Stars are large, luminous balls of gas that emit light and heat.