Identify the phrases of the bracketed words and their functions in the passage

Question

One night (on the bluff) overlooking the rift valley in Kenya, I was among 26 young girls (standing in a cluster), waiting to be circumcised. We were all under the age of 17, beautifully dressed (in skin shawls and beaded finery). Our legs were painted in red ochre, patterned(like fine giraffe markings). (From a short distance away) came (the strains of a song); throaty sounds that mingled with (the jingle of bangles) and the chink of chains, punctuated by a crashing sound as two dozen feet stomped (in unison). This carried on for a while before (a high pitched voice) pierced the night air and echoed across the hills of nandi hills. "Don't discard your traditions, you children, be firm about them," the voice boomed. This circumcision song (has been sung) by generations of nandi youth

Answer 1

1. "on the bluff" - prepositional phrase indicating the location of the narrator at the beginning of the passage.
2. "in a cluster" - prepositional phrase describing how the 26 girls were standing.
3. "in skin shawls and beaded finery" - prepositional phrase describing what the girls were wearing.
4. "like fine giraffe markings" - simile describing the pattern on the girls' legs.
5. "from a short distance away" - prepositional phrase indicating the location of the source of the sounds.
6. "the strains of a song" - noun phrase describing the type of sound being heard.
7. "the jingle of bangles" - noun phrase describing the type of sound being heard.
8. "in unison" - adverb modifying the verb "stomped" to indicate how the action was done.
9. "a high pitched voice" - noun phrase describing the type of voice being heard.
10. "by generations of nandi youth" - prepositional phrase indicating the history of the circumcision song and who has sung it.