Stars twinkled, moon shone brightly.

Meaning: Stars gave off a flickering light, and the moon gave off a lot of light.

Choice of Words: Twinkled means to shine with a flickering light. Moon is a large, round object that shines in the night sky. Brightly means with a lot of light.

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Stars sparkled, moon glowed brilliantly.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a night sky where the stars are sparkling and the moon is shining brightly, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.

Choice of Words: Stars sparkled means the stars were shining with little points of light. Moon glowed brilliantly means the moon was giving off a lot of light and looked very bright.

Stars glimmered, moon illuminated the night.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a night sky where the stars are glimmering and the moon is shining brightly enough to light up the night.

Choice of Words: Stars glimmered means the stars were shining with a soft, gentle light. Moon illuminated the night means the moon was giving off enough light to make the night not completely dark.

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