English poetry2. What are the symbolic meanings of the candy store in Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" (Geddes, 318)? The candy store in "The Pennycandystore Beyond the El" is symbolic of a child's youth. This poem refers to the fact that our childhood passes too soon and the candy shop reminds us that we must seize every moment to enjoy it. The pennycandystore offers itself as a refuge or refuge from the bad weather outside and the stress of everyday life. It takes on the characteristics of an enchanted environment, full of magic and wonder, where the child has the opportunity to enjoy his youth without distractions. When “A girl ran through her hair was rainy, her breasts panted in the little room” (Geddes 319), the safe haven of youth is invaded. The innocence of youth is lost and adolescence is not far away.3. After examining the entry on rhyme in Abraham's Glossary, he identifies three different types of end rhyme in Theodore Roethke's "Prayer" (Geddes, 140). What effects do rhymes produce? In “Prayer” there are several examples of end rhyme that add to the overall structure of the poem. These end rhyme examples are lose/choose, die/head, and preserve/serve. The person praying uses rhyme to give the poem a light and sarcastic touch. "Therefore, O Lord, let me preserve the sense which serves so adequately; take the tongue and the ear, all else that I have, let the light attend me to the grave" (Geddes 140)! This passage suggests that the person praying wants the light to accompany them to the grave, but believes it is such a noble request that they offer their tongue, ear, and everything else in their body. The rhymes produce the idea that the prayer... in the center of the paper... eddes 162), "it" means the mountain. The isolation that man is experiencing is increasing his fear, which depresses his mind and drives him to madness. The final stanza is man totally surrendering and surrendering to nature. He is waiting “for the great flint to come singing into his heart” (Geddes 161). The “flint” means the arrowhead of the mountain that will come and end his life. This poem is a commanding analysis of one man's struggle to survive in the bush. We see that the human mind cannot fully understand what nature is trying to say, but we should still make every effort to listen to it. Works Cited Geddes, Gary. 20th Century Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition. Ontario: Oxford University Press Canada, 1996.