In “we wear the mask,” how does the poet use irony to reject the romantic notion of idealism?
a by describing how people attempt to hide their pain by pretending to be happy
b by pointing out that most people are truly happy, despite appearing depressed
c by describing how people attempt to appear happy for the sake of material gain
d by pointing out that most people are unable to recognize their own emotions

Although the account is in good standing at this point in time. is this sentence incomplete or complete?

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain, what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?