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Is the sentence It is a gold coin dropped down drain in heaven metaphor or simile?

This sentence is a metaphor.

Here's why:

* Metaphor: A metaphor directly compares two unlike things without using words like "like" or "as." In this case, "heaven" is being compared to a drain.

* Simile: A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.

The sentence implies that heaven is somehow similar to a drain, even though those are very different concepts. It's a figurative way of saying something about heaven, likely that something valuable has been lost or wasted.

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