MediumWordplay
"A writer uses me, a farmer uses me, and a prisoner lives in me. What am I?"
Answer
A Pen
Explanation
A pen is what a writer uses to write. A pen is an enclosure for animals on a farm. And a pen — short for penitentiary — is where a prisoner lives.
This is a medium riddle in the Wordplay category — Riddles that play with language, puns, and double meanings.
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