Meaning: The bright points of light in the sky created a beautiful picture in the sky above.
Choice of Words: Stars: bright points of light in the sky; Painted: created a picture using colors; Picture: a representation of something drawn or painted.
Alternative Expressions
Stars twinkled like diamonds above.
Meaning: This means that the stars were shining in the sky and they looked like beautiful, twinkling diamonds.
Choice of Words:Stars are bright, glowing balls of gas that live in space. Twinkled means to shine with a bright, flickering light. Like diamonds means that the stars were shining brightly and beautifully, just like diamonds. Above means higher than something else. When you put them together, "Stars twinkled like diamonds above" means that the stars were shining brightly and beautifully in the sky.
Stars shone brightly like a million fireflies above.
Meaning: This means that the stars were shining in the sky and they looked like a lot of bright, twinkling fireflies.
Choice of Words:Stars are bright, glowing balls of gas that live in space. Shone means to give off light. Brightly means to give off a lot of light. Like a million fireflies means that the stars were shining very brightly, just like a lot of fireflies. Above means higher than something else. When you put them together, "Stars shone brightly like a million fireflies above" means that the stars were shining very brightly in the sky, like a lot of fireflies.