1. “To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”

2. What characteristics of Romantic literature are found in Nature ?  KINSHIP WITH NATURE  “Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”

3. What characteristics of Romantic literature are found in Nature ?  INDIVIDUALISM  “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”

4. What characteristics of Romantic literature are found in Nature ?  IMAGINATION  “The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood.”

5. THEME  Central message of a work of literature that readers can apply to life.  Can be stated or implied  A piece of literature may have more than one theme

6. HOW TO FIND THE THEME  Look for related or recurring ideas  Ask what these ideas suggest together.