Nature, imagery and freedom of thought and expression are key elements of Romanticism as characterized in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, “We are Seven” by William Wordsworth and “Mutability” by Percy Shelley. These literary works by Jane Austen, Percy Shelley, and William Wordsworth aim to showcase their feelings and emotions by using their imagination and love of nature as key tools to help readers understand their personal experiences. Each of their works reflects situations that occur in everyday life and serves as an approach to helping readers understand the human mind. Jane Austen's use of nature, imagery, and emotion in Sense and Sensibility reflects the morals and principles of her time. She focuses attention on Elinor's sensible nature, such as good sense and reason, when she describes Elinor as "That eldest daughter whose advice was so effective, possessed a strength of understanding and a coolness of judgment who qualified her, even though she was only nineteen, to be the best. advisor to his mother, and frequently enables her to thwart, for the benefit of all” (Austen 6). Austen focuses on Marianne's romantic nature, such as feeling, impulsiveness, emotion, and love of the picturesque when she describes Marianne as “sensitive and intelligent; but eager for everything; her sorrows, her joys could have no moderation” (Austen 6). Austen focuses on the different ways in which Elinor and Marianne express their emotions. Elinor and Marianne are exact opposites because Elinor listens to her head while Marianne leans on her heart. This is noted in Elinor's relationship with Edward when she discovers Lucy. Instead of showing her emotions, she is able to maintain her composure while conversing...... middle of paper ......f nature, imagery and emotion simply serve to depict the dark and negative sides of life. .Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, and Percy Shelly emphasize the activity of the imagination with even greater emphasis on the importance of imagery, nature, and feeling. Jane Austen's use of Romanticism in her literary work, Sense and Sensibility, focuses on the balance between the needs of society and the needs of the individual. William Wordsworth “We Are Seven” is a depiction of Romanticism that focuses on nature and imagery as a means of comparing human emotions. Percy Shelley expresses romanticism in “Mutability” in a way that describes the changes that occur in life over which we have no control. These three authors express romanticism in their literary works, but each of them has a different approach and a different meaning to their story..