A common simile for "cautious" is "as careful as a cat walking on a hot tin roof." This comparison emphasizes the idea of being watchful and deliberate, highlighting the need to tread carefully in a potentially risky situation. It conveys the notion of being alert and mindful of one's surroundings to avoid danger.
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It is a simile.
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
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What did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight
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It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
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