This is an analysis of the poem On Being Popular that begins with:

Lie!
Shake hands and smile in their faces....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXbbaXacdadac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110110 1001100100 1001 1010111011 11010 101001111 11101101 1101111101 0110111 01000101010001 101000110101 01000110 0110101 111 11100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 545
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; them, to are repeated.

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  • summary of On Being Popular;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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