Here we can observe that the verb used doesn't reflect the correct tense to express when this action took/is taking/will take place. There are many tenses where you could choose from, depending of the time of action:
Tenses: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, Perfect progressive
Times: Past, Present, and Future
Imagine all the combinations!
The simplest example we could make is if this action is a routine that happens continuously, the action verb (invite) is changed to simple present for the third person of singular (invites):
<span>Tommy, in an effort to maintain clowning's positive roots, invites dancers to weekly performance battles.</span>
Huck goes along with Tom's crazy plans because he wants to be noticed and missed. He also doesn't want to let his friend down or disappoint him.
I would say it would be negative because when someone has an eerie smile, or look, they are usually scary, or very weird. Eerie means strange and frightening. So I would say it's negative.
The poem is about the toilet humor, and the satire is seen on the upper-class woman in the dressing room with her constant efforts to make her beautiful.
Explanation
She takes five hours to beautify herself. Ideally, this is satirical.
The iron is seen when a man visits a prostitute but fails to perform.
However, he supposedly questions Swift and says that Montagu's knowledge lies on prostitutes.
The poem, therefore, is generally ironical and malicious since it targets specific people within the setting.
What is the short story about, we can't answer without more details ლ,ᔑ•ﺪ͟͠•ᔐ.ლ