When you first begin Brian Doyle's piece, Joyas Volardores, and he asks you to "Consider the hummingbird for a moment" (Doyle.64), you might think that you are going to be reading some informational essay about the magnificent and how yet, while limited in size, important creatures affect this world we live in. However, this essay helps to challenge the issue we now face in today's advancing society and growing media influence, dealing with single-mindedness and the focus on one's self. The consequences of having a heart are explored by using a melodic structure and cadence that, along with a non-traditional writing style through the use of grammar and sentence arrangement, creates a child-like mindset that gives the reader a more universal perspective.

The hummingbird's heart is deciphered in the first few paragraphs using metaphorical words and sentence structure to create a certain rhythm that resembles a heartbeat, representing being alive. Specifically in the second paragraph describing the lifestyle of the bird, short and quick sentences are used when speaking of their activeness and agility, but long and drawn out sentences appear when describing the physical challenges they endure as well, representing the beat of the heart in those certain situations. This is also evident in the next sentences shortly after when describing the "bearded-helmet crests and booted racket-tails, violet-tailed sylphs and violet-capped woodnymphs" (Doyle.65). The quickness of the beat creates a rhythm that, out loud, sounds like the beat of a heart. In that same paragraph, you begin to read the sentences in a melodic tone, almost like a hum. This not only ties back to the overall theme, but also creates a rhythm to the essay that also brings relevance to his hummingbird subject he leaves you to ponder upon throughout his work. This rhythm accomplishes the child-like and wondrous theme provided throughout the essay along with a non-traditional writing style that breaks the rules of grammar in order create this specific theme.  

The rules of grammar are broken as the size of the blue whale is described as being "waaaaay bigger than your car"(Doyle.65), or when hummingbirds are described as having "racecar hearts" (Doyle.65),  childlike words and phrases help to neglect grammar usage in order to create a sense of freedom and wonder throughout the essay. This freedom and wonder helps to create a more universal perspective as the essay switches from talking of biology to talking of humanity. The reader is almost taken out of their own mindset and put into one overlooking life in general. Even as one reads about the different chambers of a mammals heart from whale to a single bacteria, and then read on to more personal relatable topics like the love of a mother, the feeling of heartbreak, and the little things in life that make us feel "alive", it is still being read with an open mind and a more whole perspective. This proves the point as to why melodious structure and word choice is used in order for the reader to do accomplish this. The point needed to be proven that no matter who or what you are, "We all churn inside" (Doyle. 66), and that is why it is so easy to read from a hummingbird to a human being and still keep that child-like wonder as the overall theme is created based on that short phrase.

It is important to point out that the human concern is only spoken of in the very last paragraph of his essay, yet the reader can still grasp the overall concept of universal perspective even though in normal circumstances it is difficult to relate to a blue whale, a hummingbird, or a single-celled bacteria, supporting the previous claim that the melodious and child-like structure provides this perspective. This vital statement of everything churning inside is emphasized in hidden ways as stated previously in order to present the effect that we have. This is evident when we read about the blue whale and their "penetrating moaning cries" (Doyle.66), we feel the same as we would when we read, "the words I have something to tell you" (Doyle.66), as Doyle states. That same perspective is kept as the author's choice of structure both altogether through the use of sentence structure to create rhythm and in specific cases through the use of word choice and specific grammar, turns your feelings from personal to universal within just a few paragraphs.

In a final point, the reader's perspective and outlook is not only changed through this whimsical and wondrous writing style, but one can experience life perusing and digging further into this essay. Throughout this work, emphasis is on the heart and life experiences and how "we all churn inside" (Doyle.66) being the focal point, or the single statement that represents the whole work. The first sentence can leave the reader confused, not knowing what the future of this piece will entail. As one reads on, they can begin to learn facts about the hummingbird and start to feel this freedom in the writing almost like it is speaking to their inner child through its own unique cadence. It seems like this piece will end with the gaining of well-rounded knowledge and sympathy about these beings and have a deeper understanding. However, as the end draws near, the last paragraph hits with a sudden drop of emotion as the author suddenly makes his transition from biology into humanity and reality with the phrase, "We all churn inside." (Doyle.66) that makes the connection of hummingbirds to humans. All of a sudden, a heavy heart is felt in the reading of heartbreak, sadness, hope, comfort, and all at once one is left with this intense feeling as images are conducted from the imagination or personal experience, creating an emotional connection that enables one to understand this theme with a global 

perspective. What can apply to nearly every human being is the broad but accurate theory shown in this essay that in life you may be confused and not know what the future holds, but most times you learn as you go along, as you experience with this writing. Life can bring you joy and comfort and fill a being with youthful wonder, and then it can hit suddenly, hard, and sadness and loss will be experienced, and the heart will feel pain, but that is the beauty of life. Even with the world's never-ending evolution, the use of a non-traditional writing style in child-like word choice and sentence structure being read with a melodic tone can be used to allow the reader to receive a more universal perspective on the consequences of having a heart.

