Meaning: The stars shone brightly as if they were living things.
Choice of Words:Sparkled means to shine with a bright light. Alive means living or having life.
Alternative Expressions
They shone brightly as if they had a life of their own.
Meaning: This means that the things in question were shining and moving around as if they were alive. It's like saying, The fireflies danced in the meadow as if they had a mind of their own.
Choice of Words:Shone means to give off light. Brightly means with a lot of light. As if means in a way that suggests something. Life means the state of being alive. Own means belonging to a particular person or thing. When you put them together, "They shone brightly as if they had a life of their own" means that the things in question were shining very brightly and moving around as if they were living creatures.
Their radiance illuminated the night, giving the illusion of life.
Meaning: This means that the things in question were shining and moving around as if they were alive. It's like saying, The city lights twinkled in the darkness, creating the illusion of a starry sky.
Choice of Words:Radiance means the quality of shining brightly. Illuminated means to light up or make something visible. Night means the time between sunset and sunrise. Illusion means something that appears to be true but is not. Life means the state of being alive. When you put them together, "Their radiance illuminated the night, giving the illusion of life" means that the things in question were shining so brightly that they made the night look like it was daytime and moving around as if they were living creatures.