Question

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

Answer 1

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!

Answer 2

i think the answer is pun