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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2001 (Objective)

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì

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 thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)

The phrase ''live by'' as used in the extract is an example of
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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.
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