Without knowing the context some times the point the author is trying to get across can be viewed in different ways.
Answer:
B. Dismisses her friends claims as unfounded and false.
Explanation:
Poetry is not a luxury. It is considered as soul satisfaction. The poetry provides author with a self satisfaction and condoles his heart.The author rejects the claim of his friend that a poetry is a luxury. The authors considers poetry as a normal and he does not level the poetry as luxury.
If you meant Science Fiction, its 3, genre.