a) The acids that cause decay are bacterial waste products. The bacteria that cause cavities are living organisms. And just like all living things they consume food and in return create waste products. As it happens, the wastes that these types of bacteria create are very acidic (they have a pH of 4 and lower).
Metaphor Examples. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things not using the word âlikeâ or âasâ to make the comparison. Metaphors can be powerful, but they can also be tricky to identify at times. This page contains 100 metaphor examples. I have separated the metaphors on this page into two lists. The first list contains metaphors that are easier to comprehend and identify.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that refers, for rhetorical effect, to one thing by mentioning another thing. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile are all types of metaphor.