Read the extract below and answer the question A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor? B : No, sir, I live by the church. A : Art ...

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The phrase "live by" as used in the extract is an example of pun. A pun is a play on words that have multiple meanings or sounds similar but have different meanings. In this case, the phrase "live by" is used to mean both "make a living through" and "physically located near" the church. The character B takes the phrase literally to mean he lives near the church, while the character A understands it to mean that B makes a living through the church.