"As fast as a fox"
“And then he ran out.
And, then, fast as a fox,
The Cat in the Hat
Came back in with a box” (143-146).
While rich in repetition, symbolism, onomatopoeia, and other literary devices, The Cat in the Hat does not feature many similes and metaphors. As the sole simile in the book, the passage above compares the speed of the Cat’s re-entering into the house with a box (containing the Things) to the swiftness of a fox. The comparison evokes the Cat’s cartoonish and exuberant mannerisms, as well as the extremity of his preparedness and enthusiasm for showing Sally and her brother new forms of entertainment.
