Question

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The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord.

In one to two sentences, interpret the figure of speech in the statement. Make sure to include the word or language being used in the figure of speech and explain the deeper meaning.

The figure of speech being used in the statement is a pun, playing on the word "chord" which has a double meaning - both a musical chord and being in agreement or harmony. The deeper meaning of the pun is that the two pianists had a successful marriage because they always harmonized and were in sync with each other.