1. In the quiet of the night, the moon shone like a radiant silver coin, casting its ethereal glow upon the peaceful town.
- Prepositions: in, of, like, upon
- Prepositional phrases: in the quiet of the night, like a radiant silver coin, upon the peaceful town
- Simile: shone like a radiant silver coin
2. The storm clouds gathered ominously overhead, their dark tendrils reaching towards the earth, ready to unleash their fury.
- Prepositions: of, towards
- Prepositional phrases: overhead, towards the earth
- Metaphor: their dark tendrils reaching towards the earth
- Gerund: reaching