If you are referring to Major saying that man is the only animal that consumes without giving anything back such as wool, meat, leather then the answer is yes.
metaphor
The metaphor "the sun was a ponderous circle without edges" appears on page 38 of the novel "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. This metaphor is used to describe the sun's overwhelming presence and the feeling of timelessness in the context of the story. By comparing the sun to a circle without edges, the author conveys the idea of the sun's unending and all-encompassing nature.
metaphor
a simile is compared with "like" or "as", a metaphor is comparing using is, or without "like or "as". The moon during harvest looks like a great pumpkin in the sky. - Simile The harvest moon is a great pumpkin in the sky. - Metaphor
a metaphore is a comparison of 2 very different things without using like or as for example: The tall tree a giant on earth's surface
He is saying that although all animals eat, man do not give anything back (milk, wool etc)
Man consumes without producing.
metaphor
This statement is a metaphor. It is comparing seasons to celebrations without using "like" or "as."
Comparing without like or as
It is called a metaphor. A metaphor is a type of figurative language
An implied metaphor is a metaphor that makes a comparison without directly stating the comparison. An example of an implied metaphor is saying someone squawked out a reply, because it implies that they are talking like a parrot without saying it outright.
An implicit metaphor implies something, an explicit metaphor explicitly makes something known, probably without doubt.
A metaphor for silence can be a calm ocean without a ripple, where the water sits undisturbed and still.
It is true as cannot be used in a metaphor. A metaphor is a comparison of two things without using like or as. If you use as it will be a simile!
The term for producing light without heat is luminescence.
Metaphor because it compares items without using like or as