The Swing

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"The Swing" is a well-known, nostalgic children's poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that joyfully captures the sensations and simple pleasures of swinging.

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instanceOf children's poem
poem
author Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
authorNationality Scottish
captures freedom of play
pleasure of motion
collection A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts sensations of swinging
firstPublishedIn A Child's Garden of Verses NERFINISHED
focusesOn child's point of view
form rhymed verse
genre children's literature
lyric poetry
hasAdaptation picture books
recitations
song settings
hasImagery height and distance
movement
views from a swing
includedIn children's poetry curricula
intendedAudience children
language English
literaryDevice first-person perspective
rhyme
rhythm
sensory imagery
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
meter regular rhythm
popularIn children's education
publicationType poetry collection
subject swinging
theme childhood
joy
nostalgia
play
simple pleasures
tone joyful
playful
usedIn children's poetry collections
school anthologies

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