Since there is no "like" or "as" in the sentence, it is a metaphor.
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The phrase "sly as a fox" is a simile because it directly compares Max to a fox using "as." If it were a metaphor, it would say, "Max is a fox."
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
Since there is no "like" or "as" in the sentence, it is a metaphor.
A metaphor
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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