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A detective is described as sly as a fox. Comparing unlike things with as or like makes this a:

AStanza
BSimile
CSymbol
DSonnet
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Simile
1. The signal word is as. 2. Two unlike things are compared. 3. It is a simile. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 16, Print or Textual Analysis._
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