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(pathos)- The speaker uses a strong heartfelt appeal. The use of an emotional appeal helps the reader connect to what it is that they're reading. It makes the audience feel vulnerable. "So much held in a heart in a lifetime. So much held in a heart in a day, an hour, a moment. "

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Doyle uses metaphors and information to first start out the text. Throughout the essay, a more emotional theme starts to unfold. Doyle connects with the audience on an emotional level with the throughout the text.

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use of metaphors- blue whale and hummingbirds heart speeds- "A hummingbird’s heart beats ten times a second", "The biggest heart in the world is inside the blue whale" compare- life experiences between animals and a human- "Mammals and birds have hearts with four chambers. Reptiles and turtles have hearts with three chambers. Fish have hearts with two chambers. Insects and mollusks have hearts with one chamber", "We are utterly open with no one in the end—not mother and father, not wife or husband, not lover, not child, not friend." imagery- the memory of your father’s voice early in the morning echoing from the kitchen where he is making pancakes for his children. Alliteration- "their hearts hammering faster". Simile- " The valves are as big as the swinging doors in a saloon."

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In the beginning Doyle talks a lot about the hummingbird, and it's traits and heartbeat. He changes the subject to highlight the whale and it's differences, and then in the end, ties it back into human experiences to help the audience relate to it.

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Doyle is bringing attention to the different lifestyles but highlighting the fact that both animals and humans endure conflicts within their hearts. (Seeing things from different perspectives)

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People are always going to have good and bad memories and life experiences. This essay highlights these times, and shows the innocence, and growth of the heart.

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Doyles is reaching a general audience, everyone goes through good and bad things, and every living person has a heart.

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Brian Doyle author of Joyas Voladores, June 12 2012, died at the age of 60 from a brain tumor after publishing his short essay that has been read among many classes around the world.

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Doyle wants the audience to treasure the memories and moments in life, and embrace everything the heart undergoes.