Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it
Mark TwainRead
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!
Interpretation
What this quote means
Spring fever refers to a restlessness and longing that comes with the arrival of spring.
In this quote, Mark Twain captures the essence of spring fever as an overwhelming feeling of excitement and yearning that arises with the changing of the seasons. It symbolizes a desire for something unknown, often associated with the renewal of life, warmth, and possibility that spring brings, making one's heart ache with unfulfilled longing.
Themes
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In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about embracing change, one might say, 'As Mark Twain described, we all experience our own spring fever, a longing for new beginnings.'
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