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WAEC - Literature In English (2001 - No. 41)

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labour?
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.)
Read the extract below and answer the question

A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labour?
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.)
Read the extract below and answer the question

A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labour?
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.)
From the novel; Twelfth Night

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

onomatopoeia
anthithesis
pun
irony

Explanation

A pun is a play on words that exploits multiple meanings or similar sounds for humorous or rhetorical effect. In this case, Feste humorously twists the meaning of "live by" to imply both making a living (earning an income) and physically living near the church.

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