A Clockwork Orange

What metaphors are used in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess?

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Nadsat's language is often highly metaphoric and ironic. The word "rabbit," for example, means to work, and the word "horrorshow" means beautiful. The former is metaphoric because working, for Alex, means engaging in meaningless and frenetic activity, which he associates with a rabbit's behavior.

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A Clockwork Orange