2. I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed

Emily Dickinson

In the poem, the two things being compared in the extended metaphor is the feeling the speaker gets from nature and drunkenness. This humorous approach to nature speaks of their drunkenness from the dew. They also speak of an "inn" which is likely comparable to a bar, is put next to "Molten Blue". The feeling of being drunk in a bar is like looking at the splendor of a summer sky. In the last stanza, the allusion to "Seraphs" and "Saints" give the speaker's awe with nature almost a holy standing. It is surprisingly the opposite image of being huddled in a dark bar drinking with alcoholic companions, because it has an visage of innocence.This image of a "debauchee" carries on as the speaker leans against the sun, as a drunk would lean on something to keep them from falling. This powerful conclusion has a sense of happiness, as if this kind of drunkenness is okay.