The stars shone brightly, illuminating the night like a thousand tiny lanterns.

Meaning: This sentence describes the beauty and brightness of the stars in the night sky.

Choice of Words: Shone is a verb that means to give off light. Illuminating means to make something light up. Lanterns are devices that produce light. When you put them together, you get a picture of the stars shining brightly in the night sky, like a thousand tiny lanterns illuminating the darkness.

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