Question

What is the metaphor in fame is a fickle food?​

Answer 1

In “Fame is a fickle food,” Dickinson illustrates the temporary and unsatisfying nature of fame by comparing it to a fickle food, one that sits on the “shifting plate” of a guest for whom the table is not set a “second time.” The intelligent crow chooses to eat the “Farmer's Corn” rather than the “crumbs” of fame.