What is a inverted metaphor?

Answer 1

An inverted metaphor is a comparison suggesting that one object is another.

example:

A simple metaphor:-John is a fox.

An inverted metaphor:-Foxy John.

Answer 2

An inverted metaphor is a figure of speech where the subject and the things compared to it are reversed. For example, saying "The sun is a black hole of happiness" is an inverted metaphor because the sun (the subject) is being compared to a black hole (the metaphor).