1.

The faces at the street crossings shine like a row

of eggs on a pantry shelf.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

The faces at the street crossings were compared to a row of eggs on a pantry
shelf
2. He overwhelmed the boxer with avalanches of
punches

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

overwhelmed boxer -with avalanche of punches

3. The musicians spun great webs of sound.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

musician spun-with great webs of sound

4. A hundred miles of landscape spread before me
like a fan.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

A hundred miles of landscape is compared to a fan

5. We were crushed by the hammer of sunlight.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

the people were crushed- the hammer of sunlight

6. Fear fell from us like a steel armor

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

Fear is compared to a steel armor

7. Her voice was like water bubbling from a silver
jar.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

Her voice was compared to water bubbling from a silver jar

8. The night is cold as a sharp sword.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

Night is compared to a sharp sword

9. Children are the most beautiful flowers of all.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

Children- most beautiful flowers

10. There I waited, crouched behind my pointed
wall of words.

METAPHO
SIMILE
R

He/She crouched- behind my pointed wall of words

 PREPOSITIONS
--->are words that show relationship
between objects, people, and events.
-->They express relationship in space and
time.
EXAMPLE: accross, along, in, by, against, to,
for , and others.
 PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASE
--->includes the preposition together with its
object.
EXAMPLE: along the avenues (along is the
preposition and avenues is the object of the
preposition)
from the poem’s cover(from is the preposition
and cover is the object of the preposition)
 other examples
The girl from the boarding house left her purse in the
laboratory.
These stories in the book were translated by my
teacher.
They were looking for a boy with eye glasses.
That picture behind my table used to hang in the
principal’s office.
Upon my arrival, I was brought into the library.
 Quotation PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

Preposition Object of the Preposition

1. “Once we accept our limits, we

go beyond them.”
-Albert Einstein

2. “The best things that come out

of the garden are gifts for other of garden
people.”
-Jamie Jobb

3. “A smile is the light in your

window that tells others that there
is a caring, sharing person inside.”
-Denis Waitley
 Quotation PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

Preposition Object of the Preposition

1. “Once we accept our limits, we beyond them

go beyond them.”
-Albert Einstein

2. “The best things that come out

of the garden are gifts for other of garden
people.”
-Jamie Jobb

3. “A smile is the light in your in window

window that tells others that there
is a caring, sharing person inside.”
-Denis Waitley
 Preposition and its Object: Underline at least one prepositional
phrase in each sentence and put an arrow from the preposition
pointing to its object.
1. After fifteen minutes, the books near the table by the door
fell into a heap on the floor.
2. Before the sun rose on the horizon, she saw a ray of light
through the opening in the window.
3. The students at Aling Maria’s boarding house ate in the
school canteen not in the restaurant.
4. What do you think about my recent purchases from the city
bookstore?
5. No one except John has been in touch with the people in the
registrar’s office since yesterday.
 Preposition and its Object: Underline at least one prepositional
phrase in each sentence and put an arrow from the preposition
pointing to its object.
1. After fifteen minutes, the books near the table by the door
fell into a heap on the floor.
2. Before the sun rose on the horizon, she saw a ray of light
through the opening in the window.
3. The students at Aling Maria’s boarding house ate in the
school canteen not in the restaurant.
4. What do you think about my recent purchases from the city
bookstore?
5. No one except John has been in touch with the people in the
registrar’s office since yesterday.
6. During the month of May, Brigada Eskwela is
usually launched in different schools.
7. The instructions must be followed during the
school year without exception.
8. He gave the same speech to everyone present in
the auditorium.
9. Accross the hall, you will see the school library.
10. The teachers sat under the tarp and hoped for
the rain to stop.
6. During the month of May, Brigada Eskwela is
usually launched in different schools.
7. The instructions must be followed during the
school year without exception.
8. He gave the same speech to everyone present in
the auditorium.
9. Accross the hall, you will see the school library.
10. The teachers sat under the tarp and hoped for
the rain to stop.
Directions: Determine which of the following sentences is stated
literally or figuratively. Write L if the statement is LITERAL and F if
it is FIGURATIVELY.
1. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
2. She is as fast as a cheetah!
3. The dog is a clown; it makes us laugh all the time.
4. He was late to dinner.
5. I stayed up late last, I’m so tired!
6. Time is gold.
7. They are busy as bees.
8. The sky is pale blue with few clouds.
9. The sky is full of dancing stars.
10. I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.