1. TAKE ME HOME – COUNTRY ROADS
Milena Srubar, Johanna Hofer
John Denver

3. Content John Denver sings about his homeland West Virginia
He thinks about the old time in his wonderful village
Motive: You can only feel at home in one place

4. Linguistic analysis Personification „Life is old there,…“
Metaphor „ I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me“
Hyperbole „ Almost heaven, West Virginia“
Simple set-up
Adjective style

5. Formal analysis
Strophe 1: three couplet rimes Strophe 2: one couplet rime Strophe 3: two couplet rimes
Overall : six strophe, no continuous
rime scheme

6. Context knowledge
John Denver Born: 31th of December 1943, New Mexico Died: 12th of October 1997, California The song was established in 1971 „Also who doesn‘t know West Virginia, knows the feeling of homesickness.“ (John Denver)