this is as hard as a diamond.
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Yes, it is a metaphor.
About 20% of all diamonds mined are gem-quality diamonds.
You may be thinking of gemstones and industrial diamonds. Gemstones represent about 20% of all diamonds mined, and the remainder is industrial diamonds.
No. One word does not make a metaphor. "Bob is groaning" would be the closest you could get, but that is a statement, not a metaphor.
He is happy
No, the phrase "we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky" is not a simile. It is a metaphor, as it directly compares "we" to "diamonds in the sky" without using "like" or "as."
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a song by Paul Simon that tells the story of a wealthy woman from South Africa who uses her wealth to show off. The phrase is often interpreted as a metaphor for materialism and excess.
Its a metaphor
It is a metaphor.
it is neither, it is personification
Diamonds Diamonds was created in 1982.
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
Implied metaphor is when it gives you the metaphor but doesn't tell what the subject is. A regular metaphor tells you the subject of it.
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'Regular diamonds' are diamonds described without colour. 'Chocolate diamonds' are brown diamonds that include a description of the colour.
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