Read the excerpt from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Algernon. [Raising his hat.] You are my little cousin Cecily, I’m sure.

Cecily. You are under some strange mistake. I am not little. In fact, I believe I am more than usually tall for my age.

Which two definitions of the word little does the pun in this excerpt rely on?

few
thin
small
mean
young

"The Importance of Being Earnest" is actually a comedy play that was written by Oscar Wilde and based on the excerpt taken from this in Act II, the two meanings of the word little that the pun in this excerpt relies on are SMALL and YOUNG. Hope this answer helps.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-11-02T19:22:34+01:00

The two definitions of the word "little" does the pun in this excerpt rely on are:

C. Small
E. Young

According to the given excerpt, we can see that there is a dialogue between Algernon and Cecily where they disagree about whether Cecily is little or not.

As a result of this, we can see that there is a refusal by Cecily, saying that she is not little and in deed tall for her age.

With this in mind, we can see that the two definitions of the word little as used in the context means small and young.

Therefore, the correct answers are options C and E