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The purpose of this study is to find out how the sense of location in Songnisan poetry has been presented in Korean literature. The sense of location in the field of literary geography does not fix it only on the emotional aspect, but present the emotional image along with the inner feelings. In order to find out this inner aspect, this study attempted to analyze the basic scenery and locational experience of Songnisan as a geographical place which has been shown in classical and modern poetry. The findings of this research indicated as follows; First, Songnisan as a locational experience was likely to be presented as a mental place to find peace or a paradise of fairyland in the classical poetry. Here, it showed the sense of location which had been assimilated into the scene of the mountain, presenting the atmosphere of spiritualization. Second, the sense of location presented in the modern poetry has been classified into two categories; non-genuine and genuine. The genuine sense of location was likely to be exposed as the identical with the genuine attitude, concertizing the ethics of community. Also, it can be said that poets were likely to be free from the material world and mundane affairs. Third, it seems to emphasize Songnisan as its non-genuine sense when people got into and out of the mountain, and were out of their karma; however, even in this case, the sense of location was distinguishable. Sometimes, the sense of location was maximized when the place was transformed into an intimate place, and its dramatic twist was not observed.