“Dad” is an essay by Sean Clemmer that using dialogue, sensory images, and figurative language to grab the attention of readers. Clemmer uses short interludes of dialogue within his essay to show how his father does not know him well. The breaks between each line of dialogue are filled with one paragraph to explain exactly how Clemmer’s father failed at being a parent. These paragraphs tell of each reason that Clemmer believes his father to have not been his dad. He uses items-in-a-series and sensory images within one sentence. “Cigarettes and toilet water, grease stains and sweat, brown eyes and black boots”(17). Within his essay, Clemmer describes his father in a series of descriptive words utilizing sensory details. His father is described