The stars twinkled like diamonds in the night sky.

Meaning: The stars shone brightly in the dark sky.

Choice of Words: Twinkled describes the way the stars shine with a sparkling, intermittent light. Diamonds are precious stones known for their brilliance and sparkle.

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The stars sparkled like jewels in the dark blue sky.

Meaning: This is another poetic way of saying that the stars were very bright and beautiful in the night sky.

Choice of Words: Stars are those bright things you see in the sky at night. Sparkled means they flashed or shone. Jewels are precious stones that are very valuable. Dark blue sky is the area above us when the sun has gone down and it is a dark blue color. So, the sentence means that the stars in the dark blue sky were shining brightly like jewels.

The stars shone like tiny lights in the vast expanse of the night sky.

Meaning: This is a more scientific way of saying that the stars were very bright and numerous in the night sky.

Choice of Words: Stars are those bright things you see in the sky at night. Shone means they gave off light. Tiny lights are small sources of light. Vast expanse means a very large area. Night sky is the dark area above us when the sun has gone down. So, the sentence means that the stars in the vast expanse of the night sky were shining like tiny lights.

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