Imitation #pre 1960's: Lawrence Ferlinghetti,Number 20

"The pennycandystore beyond the El
is where I first
fell in love
with unreality
Jellybeans glowed in the semi-gloom
of that september afternoon
A cat upon the counter moved among
the licorice sticks"

This poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti describes the first time he fell in love. Ferlinghetti is very descriptive in the sense that he goes into detail not necessarily about the girl he fell in love with but about his surrounding at the time he first felt love. This poem is a confessional because he speaks of his personal experience with love at a young age. In the poem the rhyme scheme is scattered because there are some end rhymes but they don't follow any specific pattern. I also believe that his audience for this poem is just any reader who can relate to falling in love. In this poem you can also find imagery when he describes the candy store.and In my opinion it really helps you connect to what the poet is talking about because you get a mental picture of what the poet is describing and you get a better understanding of the poets experience. One another thing that this poem has is that its very relatable because most people have gone through the experience of having their first love so many of the readers can really enjoy this poem and relate to it. I also believe that Lawrence Ferlinghetti uses specific descriptions of the place where he first fell in love to show around what age this happened without necessarily having to say it therefore the reader can make their own implications. I was able to imply that when Ferlinghetti experienced his first love he was a young boy because he talks about walking to the candy store and he notices all the things a young boy would look at,such as the jelly beans,a cat and licorice sticks. I really enjoyed this poem because it talked about love in a young and innocent way.