This is an analysis of the poem Smile, Fake And Get Paid that begins with:

Hey...
When you are in a state of denial, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXabXX bbXbXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110010010 1100100101 1011010 0111 11101001 111101 001010000 100111010100 11001010 1111100100 1011011 110101010101 11111 11100101 10001000101 1101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Smile, Fake And Get Paid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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