Stars twinkle like fireflies in the night.

Meaning: This sentence is comparing the way stars shine to the way fireflies light up.

Choice of Words: Twinkle means to shine with an unsteady light. Fireflies are small insects that light up at night. When you put them together, the sentence is describing the stars shining like fireflies in the night sky.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

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