I taste a liquor never brewed
Emily Dickinson
The speaker sure does love nature, and cleverly uses the metaphor of alcohol to associate her desire with. The speaker takes in all she sees in nature much like she would taste a fine wine. Some parts she relishes and savors, enjoying the moment and her surroundings. But some parts of nature are so miraculous to her that she over-indulges, much like one may consume a tad too much alcohol. When the speaker makes the allusion that "Butterflies-renounce their 'drams'" (Dickinson 797), it means that some parts of nature, particularly the autumn aspect, are coming to an end. Normally that would cause sadness in those who fear winter, but she is excited for all of nature and keeps taking it all in. But why is the speaker so enthralled by nature? She seems to be a very sheltered person, perhaps secluded away from the bulk of society. this would explain a distaste for traditional liquor and preference towards the hidden pleasures of life. An obsession with nature could make sense if someone was out in the country for the majority of their life.
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