Choice of Words: "Stars" are celestial bodies that emit light and heat. "Shone" is the past tense of the verb "shine", which means to produce light. "Bright" means producing a lot of light.
Alternative Expressions
The stars twinkled brightly.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the stars were twinkling and shining very brightly in the night sky.
Choice of Words:Twinkled means to shine with a flickering light. Brightly means to shine with a lot of light. So, when we put it all together, "The stars twinkled brightly" means that the stars were shining with a flickering light and giving out a lot of light.
The stars illuminated the night sky.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the stars were giving out enough light to make the night sky visible.
Choice of Words:Illuminated means to light up or make something visible. Night sky means the sky at night. So, when we put it all together, "The stars illuminated the night sky" means that the stars were giving out enough light to make the night sky visible.