Human nutrition, MyPlate; dietary guidelines, U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Agricultureprocess by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life.
1 A simile compares two things using the word like or as. 2  Simile: My father grumbles like a bear in the mornings. 3  A metaphor also compares two things, but it does not use the word like or as. 4  Metaphor: My father is a bear in the mornings.
Figurative Language Cards. Use as flash cards or as a matching game. simile. metaphor. Compares two objects using the words likeor as. Example: He is as big as a truck. Compares two objects without using the words likeor as. Example: You are my sunshine. To give human characteristics to an object, animal or idea. Example: The sand tickled my toes.