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The current study discussed patriotic spirit contained in <Sangwonjapyeong>, a representative folk poem of Maecheon, and acceptance of properties of Joseon poems. First of all, it is emotionally difficult that folk poems reflect patriotic spirit. It is also confirmed from the fact that many folk poems created mostly in the 18th century seldom display patriotic spirit. Maecheon developed folk poems by reflecting this kind of patriotic spirit, and also showed the fact that folk customs should be based on the existence of the nation. In particular, a part in his work titled <Ryulye> in which he suggested facing against Japan with the spirit of desperation is the zenith of patriotic spirit. As another characteristic of <Sangwonjapyeong>, the study discussed acquiring a sense of beauty through realistic description of the site. <Sangwonjapyeong> reflects the on-site concept, one of important characteristics of Joseon poems. The author's attitude that he will tell about the emotion of Joseon people because he is one of them is clearly contained in <Sangwonjapyeong>. <Sangwonjapyeong> shows important feelings such as a sense of solidity and a sense of assimilation coming from detailed realistic description to readers because a clear poetic space, so called, 'now here', is described instead of an 'always such' conceptual world.

Sangwonjapyeong, Maecheon, folk poems, Joseon poems