Meaning: The stars were shining happily in the dark sky.
Choice of Words: Twinkled means to shine with a faint, intermittent light, merrily means in a happy and cheerful manner, in the darkness means in the absence of light.
Alternative Expressions
The stars shone brightly in the night sky.
Meaning: This sentence also describes the way stars shine in the night sky. It says that the stars are shining with a lot of light in the night sky.
Choice of Words:Stars are bright objects in the sky that shine by their own light. Shone means to give off light. Brightly means with a lot of light. Night sky means the sky at night.
The stars were twinkling like diamonds in the sky.
Meaning: This sentence compares the way stars shine to the way diamonds sparkle. It says that the stars are twinkling like diamonds in the sky.
Choice of Words:Stars are bright objects in the sky that shine by their own light. Twinkling means to shine with a small, flickering light. Diamonds are precious stones that are very hard and sparkly. Sky means the upper part of the Earth's atmosphere.