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Comprehension Questions
Answered by: Kylle Louisse Y. Espeleta
The story starts out with the narrator blowing his ow horn in which
you could derive that his heads are high above the clouds. Further
reading you it is prove that he is indeed intelligent but you could also tell
that he is both calculative and manipulative.
Polly was beautiful lady. She’s also gracious and always acts with
poise. Nevertheless, she lacks intelligence.
Do you really think that they are dumb as they were described?
No, they are not. Mainly due to the narrator not presenting any
fact. Most of his observations are highly subjective, his views of
intelligence was different thus he’s saying they are dumb.
The narrator is thinking about the future, he’s already looking for a
suitable wife that would fit her criteria which Polly is perfect for except
the intelligence part.
5. In which part of the story did the narrator commit fallacies? Can you
identify the other instances that he committed fallacies other than those
that Polly has mentioned? For Example, in the first part of the story, what
fallacies are committed?
The author intends to tell the readers that emotions and logic
don’t go hand in hand.
Assumption of the author
7. The story is satirical and ironic at the same time. Can you show how irony
was used in the story?
There are three instances where irony is very evident in the story:
9. If you were Polly, would you fall for the narrator or for Petey?
No, I do not agree that love is a fallacy. Love is so much more than
that, it is something that is incomprehensible, and therefore should not
and cannot be deduced as just being a fallacy. But yes, when people
are in love, they do irrational, illogical, and fallacious actions. But love
itself is not a fallacy. Love is love