Lepidopterology

What metaphors are used in Lepidopterology by Jesper Svenbro?

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In lines 1-4, Svenbro presents the idea that the butterfly has played an important role in the development of human psychology, and the implication that its process of transformation is a metaphor for the mind, will continue to be important throughout the poem.

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Lepidopterology