This is an analysis of the poem A Country Village that begins with:

Among the folding hills
   It lies, a quiet nook, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaaXb acacaadc efefddgf gagaaada hihiaaXi jijikkdX lglgaagg hahahhiaXfififfhi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 110101 110101 110001 1101110 1101010 110111 110001 011101 100101 111111 110111 1111001 010111 111101 110111 111101 110101 110101 111111 010111 100101 110111 1000111 110101 111101 111111 111101 011111 110111 110101 111101 110101 111111 0101011 110111 110101 110101 1110010 101101 111111 1010111 110101 110001 110011 110111 011101 10111110 111111 110001 1101001 100111 110101 110101 111111 110101 110111 111111 0100111 11010001 110111 111101 0101001 100101 010111 110101 1111001 110111 111101 110111 111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, love, beyond, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Country Village;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by John Bernard O'Hara