"I will sweeten my cup
and my bread
with a gift"
The speaker of the poem starts the poem with rising from the troth with the dead and sweetening her cup and bread with a gift. These lines could be an allusion to Christianity and Lord's Supper where bread and cup have a deep meaning of resurrection, salvation from sin, blessing and meaning of life in general.
"I will summon a Satyr to dance"
Satyrs are creatures from Greek mythology known as companions of Dionysus, the god of wine and are often a part of a decoration of wine cups, hence it is not unusual that the poet included this allusion not only for the mythological aspect.
"I will cut round the rim of the crater,
some simple familiar thing"
The speaker of the poem talks about including a simple familiar thing into her bowl to add a contrast of simplicity and complexity which creates more intrigue and pulls the reader into the poem more. The effect of familiarity serves the same purpose.
