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When the jockey had a cold at the Kentucky Derby, everyone said that he was a little hoarse.

A. Metaphor
B. Pun
C. Oxymoron
D. Irony

User Paul Serre
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i think the answer is pun


User Popoi Menenet
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This is an example of a pun. It's pretty funny, too! Metaphors compare two thing without using "like" or "as." Oxymorons are self-contradictions, like "The intelligent idiot." Irony is when the opposite of what you expect is the reality, if someone slipped next to a "Caution: Wet Floor" sign. A pun is a play on words!
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