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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 8 years ago

Is this a simile, metaphor, or what?

When someone uses the expression 'Rusty Gold' to mean antiques and rusty junk that can be worth money, what is that ? Metaphor, or what?

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  • 8 years ago
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    It can be a simile or a metaphor if you use it in a sentence that way however the 'Rusty Gold' alone is an oxymoron means expression with contradictory words used together for special effect like "wise fool" or "legal murder"

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