Wheels

Jim Daniels gives off a somber and sorrow tone in his poem, “Wheels,” by using parallelism and descriptive imagery. By repeating the word “waving” after every description of the brother, the reader slowly feels an attachment to the brother, by getting to know him, one characteristic at a time. The word “waving” completes one characteristic of the brother, and allows the reader to get a clear picture of him, before moving on to a new fact. This, and the descriptive details, such as “in an old Ford pickup,” allows the reader to get attached to the bother and his growing family, and really allows the reader to feel his loss after the crash. By using these techniques, the reader feels the sorrow and the loss of the brother, even though they do not know him.