Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

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His beard curled in long ringlets, reminicent of Michelangelo's Moses.
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That Jimmy Valentine is a diamond in the rough.
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When the temperature dropped, Mr. Pneumonia came calling.
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He just stood there, as still as a statue.
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The example of a metaphor from your list is:

"That Jimmy Valentine is a diamond in the rough."

In this sentence, "diamond in the rough" is a metaphor that implies that Jimmy Valentine has great potential or value, but may not yet appear polished or refined. The other examples include similes (comparisons using "like" or "as") or personification.