It is simile because it have as or ilke
Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison.
"Time is a thief." This metaphor compares time to a thief, suggesting that time can steal moments and opportunities. "The world is a stage." This metaphor implies that life is like a play, with people playing different roles and stages in their lives. "She has a heart of gold." This metaphor describes someone as kind and generous, comparing their heart to a valuable metal.
As hard as a brick
It compares the the nail to how hard it is.
One simile I have for you is, ''The rock was as big as an elephant ''.
The turtles shell was hard as diamonds.
As hard as nails (usually about a person) As hard as diamond As hard as rock
The pencil wrote as hard as a wall
its a simile like Small as an ant a simile is a phrase with like or as
There is not a simile for an ant although the phrase hard working uses ant as a simile to give a visual to the meaning. Most people have seen ants working and would say an ant is a hard worker because they are constantly working.
i was hard like a sidewalk.
'She works as hard as a busy worker bee.'Is this okay?