Prithee, smite the poet in the eye when he would sing to you praises of the month of May.
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Importance: This line of narration is the opening line of the story. It is comical in its urgent tone, especially as it purportedly seeks to warn against the dangers of pleasant springtime. The narration personifies the month of May as a dangerous trickster, who makes people fall in love easily. However, this tone is comical and ironic, as the story ultimately seems to praise springtime and romance in general.

In May Cupid shoots blindfolded—millionaires marry stenographers; wise professors woo white-aproned gum-chewers behind quick-lunch counters...
-- Narration (N/A)

Importance: This line of narration introduces the idea of socioeconomic class, which is present throughout the story. The story acknowledges the fact that people tend to socialize and fall in love with other people of similar socioeconomic status, and that to do otherwise is the exception. The story...