Emily Dickinson, enigmatic as always, is in fine form in this poem as she floats through beautifully veiled metaphors and tantalizing descriptions to depict her fascination and enthusiasm with the natural world. She uses the metaphor of insobriety to paint a vivid picture of the sometimes overwhelming aspects of nature. "I taste a liquor never brewed-
From Tankards scooped in Pearl-
Not all the vats upon the Rhine
Yield such an Alcohol!" These are four interconnected and fairly simplistic lines to interpret. She gets a consuming taste of this natural wonderland; this liquor- so perfect that it has never been brewed. Even from tankards scooped in Pearl, even from the vats upon the Rhine- no such alcohol has been brewed, …show more content…
Air, dew, summer days, Molten Blue- this is what she is drunk on, this is her superior alcohol. "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee-
Out of the Foxglove's door-
When butterflies- renounce their 'drams'
I shall but drink the more! Continuing her theme of "inns of molten blue" she somewhat humorously describes the landlords turning away the drunkard, just as a bee is supposedly denied permission to enter a flower. She appears to compare drams with nectar and intoxicatingly states that she "shall but drink the more!" with a comedic vigour and stubbornness. "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats-
And Saints- to windows run-
To see the little Tippler
Leaning against the- Sun- " With her references to seraphs and saints she seems to be heading upward, with Seraphs swinging their snowy hats, possibly used as a metaphor for clouds. The Saints run to their windows to see herself, the little Tippler, leaning against the sun, which is a comparison to the typical image of a drunk person leaning against a lamppost late at night. In this sense, the Seraphs swinging their snowy hats could be taken as genuine snow falling, which also fits in with the image of an intoxicated person out, leaning, in the snow. This line ends the poem on a mighty note- she goes up and up, becomes drunk and more drunk, until she
From Tankards scooped in Pearl-
Not all the vats upon the Rhine
Yield such an Alcohol!" These are four interconnected and fairly simplistic lines to interpret. She gets a consuming taste of this natural wonderland; this liquor- so perfect that it has never been brewed. Even from tankards scooped in Pearl, even from the vats upon the Rhine- no such alcohol has been brewed, …show more content…
Air, dew, summer days, Molten Blue- this is what she is drunk on, this is her superior alcohol. "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee-
Out of the Foxglove's door-
When butterflies- renounce their 'drams'
I shall but drink the more! Continuing her theme of "inns of molten blue" she somewhat humorously describes the landlords turning away the drunkard, just as a bee is supposedly denied permission to enter a flower. She appears to compare drams with nectar and intoxicatingly states that she "shall but drink the more!" with a comedic vigour and stubbornness. "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats-
And Saints- to windows run-
To see the little Tippler
Leaning against the- Sun- " With her references to seraphs and saints she seems to be heading upward, with Seraphs swinging their snowy hats, possibly used as a metaphor for clouds. The Saints run to their windows to see herself, the little Tippler, leaning against the sun, which is a comparison to the typical image of a drunk person leaning against a lamppost late at night. In this sense, the Seraphs swinging their snowy hats could be taken as genuine snow falling, which also fits in with the image of an intoxicated person out, leaning, in the snow. This line ends the poem on a mighty note- she goes up and up, becomes drunk and more drunk, until she