Alternate Ending Heart of Darkness

"And you admired him," she said. "It was impossible to know him as well as it is possible for one man to know another."
The day was dark and dreary, lightly raining as it was in the jungle. Marlow thought for a second, "Kurtz was a remarkable man, but with the wrong intentions. he used the tribes against each other so they would make more money." As Marlow looks up at her she avoids eye contact in disgust that he would say such a thing. Marlow continues, "He never mentioned you, I just found a picture of you one day." Her face grew more sorrowful as Marlow finished telling her Kurtz's last words. "He died a lonely death with his final words being, "The horror, the horror." By the way Marlow said these words it was apparent he did not know the meaning, but he somehow saw she seemed to know what it meant more than he did. Marlow got up and left the house of Kurtz's intended as she wept, with the light rain falling from the sky. The Kurtz she once knew was now lost in the heart of darkness never to be seen again.

Evening Concert, Saint-Chapelle

       John Updike's poem, Evening Concert, Saint-Chapelle, has many literary devices in it.  He is describing a concert hall and the stained glass windows in it.  To do this he uses alliteration such as, "blazing blue," and "...violins vaunting Vivaldi's..."  He frequently uses colors to paint the picture in the readers mind of how this place would look.  He also has references to people named Vivaldi and Brahms.  These people were both composers and musicians.  This relates to the poem because it is describing the concert hall.  This also helps to create the picture of the setting.  Updike uses a few types of figurative language in this poem, but mostly uses alliteration to give the reader an understanding.  

To Myself by W.S. Merwin

     In this poem the author uses diction by saying "you," at the end of many lines, along with the word "I."  Once I thought about the meaning of the poem, I realized that it meant of reflections into the past.  He talks about his own past in a way which makes the reader think of their own past.  He does this by making it sound as if he is writing a letter to himself.  That makes sense because it ties back into the poem title "To Myself."  This poem has no stanzas, so it shows it as one thought rather than breaking it down into smaller pieces, so it is more like a letter.  Where he says, "I am sure you were here a moment before..." could mean how time seems to fly by.  This poem is a reflection of the authors memories and the purpose of it is for the reader to remember those times that have passed and reflect on them.

For a Duro

         A duro is a coin which is discussed throughout the poem to explain the benefits and what can be purchased for a duro.  The author, Philip Levine is very repetitive by using "for a duro," numerous times during the poem.  He does this because it emphasizes what the poem is about as a whole and even is the title.  The first half of the poem states what can be bought. "For a duro you could have it all, the cars, the women, the seven-course meal and a sea view." (which sounds pretty good to me.)  To create a structure the author then discontinues writing, "For a duro," and shifts towards talking about a soldier in uniform, a pet hospital overseer, and a few animals.  I wondered what these people and animals had to do with the duros?  Then I figured it out because the author says, "For a duro I bought a pack of Antillanas and gave one to the only traveller..."  This meant you can help others for a duro rather than just benefiting yourself.