Talking About "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Jaegyum: (Reading from a notebook) "How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue?" Hyung, we learned this poem by a British writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, in English class today. It's called "The Swing."

Jaeyi: Oh, "The Swing"! Yes, I remember learning about it last year. It's quite a simple poem, isn't it? What did you think of it?

Jaegyum: I liked it! It made me feel like I was actually on a swing, going really high. The blog post our teacher shared, the one on tistory, https://study53.tistory.com/172, talked about how the poem captures the joy and freedom a child feels while swinging. I think that's right.

Jaeyi: Exactly! Remember how we used to swing so high in the park near our old house? It really felt like we could almost touch the sky. The poem says, "Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide." It reminds me of that feeling of seeing the whole world from up high.

Jaegyum: Yes! And the part where it says, "Over the garden wall, Into the trees and over all," it's like a little adventure just sitting on a swing. The blog also mentioned how the rhythm of the poem sounds like the back-and-forth motion of a swing. I could feel that too when I was reading it.

Jaeyi: That's a good point. Stevenson used simple words but created such a vivid picture. What was your favorite part of the poem?

Jaegyum: I think I liked "Up in the air so blue" the best. It just sounds so peaceful and makes me think of a bright sky. What about you, hyung?

Jaeyi: I liked the last part: "Oh! I do think it is the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!" It's so true! Swinging is one of the most fun things to do as a kid. It's simple, but it makes you so happy. It's interesting how this foreign writer from so long ago could understand exactly how we feel when we swing, even here in Korea.

Jaegyum: Yeah, it is! Maybe some feelings are the same for children everywhere. I'm glad we learned this poem. It makes me want to go to the park and swing right now!

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