Wagon Wheel Essay

Analysis of Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker uses imagery, similes, and metaphors in the song Wagon wheel to tell a story of coming home. In the song he tells a story of a lonely man who travels down from New England to come home to his family in North Carolina. As he tells the story of coming home, he uses similes, metaphors, and repetition to aid his story.
The singer used imagery in his song to give the listener an image to put in their heads. In the first line of the song, he uses the line, “heading down south to the land of the pines.” Normally, that would give the impression of him travelling south to North Carolina, but in the context of the song genre and language used, you can infer he will be travelling to a rural and possibly wooded area. Also, in the next line, he uses the word thumbing instead of travelling, which gives more evidence to the inference that he is travelling to a rural, probably wooded area. Then, in the next verse, he says, ‘I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band.” That provokes the listener to think of an old time fiddler who is …show more content…
Throughout the song, he repeats the lines, “momma rock me,” throughout the entire song. The main usage of that line is as the staple of the chorus, which is rather catchy. Also it is emphasised by the singer so that it is the most recognizable saying throughout the song. The singer also tells a story of coming home by giving multiple direct references to it such as, “heading down south to the land of the pines.” That says to the listener of the song that he is heading south which is most likely where he is from. Also, he mentions how he wants to see his baby and he does not care how hard it is to see his baby, which gives an impression of longing to see his direct family. The writer used repetition in his song to show give the theme of the song which is missing his