1. “One by One”

2. 2. Songwriter: Woodie Guthrie 3. Lines 1-4 One by one the teardrops fall as I write to you One by one my words come falling on the page One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight One by one my schemes are failing fast away 4. Rhyme Scheme: ABCB 5. Internal Rhyme: “dreams” and “schemes” 6. Parallel Structure: “One by one” + plural noun + verb(s) + imagery of impermanence or loss of things that happen one at a time 1. Song Title: “One by One”

3. One by one the flowers fade here in my garden One by one the leaves are falling from the trees One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds dear One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze 7. Symbolic Setting: ABCs of interpreting literature  A) The weather is never just the weather; B) The season is never just the season; C) The time of day is never just the time of day! A)Weather: cloudy, breezy, snowing B)Season: Late fall ~ October? ~ b/c leaves are falling C) Time of day: twilight  the end of a day...

4. One by one my hair is turning gray One by one my dreams are fading fast away One by one I read your letters over One by one I lay them all away 8. Imagery of impermanence or loss: teardrops fall, gray hair, flowers fade, leaves fall, snowflakes melt 9. Repetition: “One by one” 10. Metered verse

5. One by one the days are slipping up behind you One by one the sweetest days of life go by One by one the moments stealing up behind you One by one she’ll come and find not you or I 11. Diction creates resigned tone: teardrops fall, dreams fade, schemes fail, flowers fade, leaves fall, hopes vanish, snowflakes melt, days slip by, etc.. Song Title: “One by One”

6. One by one I hear the soft words that you whispered One by one I feel your kisses soft and sweet One by one I hope you’ll say the words to marry One by one to one by one forever be 12. Tone: changes to more hopeful in final verse 13-14. Assonance & Alliteration: soft words that you whispered kisses soft and sweet 15. Inference: The words = Will you marry me? 16. Juxtaposition: “One by one to one by one...” 17. Topic: Relationship between two people 18. Theme: Descriptive writing sometimes just offers a dominant impression without a specific theme