Stars twinkle like fireflies.

Meaning: The stars in the sky shine and flicker just like fireflies do when they fly around at night.

Choice of Words: Stars are celestial bodies that emit light, while fireflies are small insects that produce light. Twinkle means to shine with a flickering light. The simile "twinkle like fireflies" compares the way stars appear to shine and flicker in the night sky to the way fireflies emit light in the darkness.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Stars twinkle like fireflies in the night.
• Stars twinkle like fireflies in the night sky.
• Stars twinkle like fireflies in sky.
• Fireflies twinkle like stars in meadow.
• Stars twinkle like fireflies at night.
• Fireflies twinkle like stars in the summer night sky.
• Stars twinkle like tiny fireflies.
• Stars twinkle like distant fireflies.
• Stars twinkle, like fireflies, in vast sky.
• Stars twinkle like fireflies in night.