| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Research Significance | 第13-14页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Structure | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-35页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Rhythm in English Poetry | 第15-27页 |
| 2.1.1 The Concept of Poetic Rhythm | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Approaches to Poetic Rhythm | 第19-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Functions of Poetic Rhythm | 第23-27页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Poetic Rhythms of Emily Dickinson | 第27-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Poetic Rhythms of Dickinson at Home | 第27-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Poetic Rhythms of Dickinson Abroad | 第30-35页 |
| Chapter Three Rhythmic Construction in Poems by Dickinson | 第35-48页 |
| 3.1 Aural Rhythm: Meter and Rhyme | 第35-42页 |
| 3.2 Visual Rhythm: Phrasing | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3 Rhythmic Marks: Grammar and Punctuation | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Four Dickinson's Poetic Rhythm and Religious Values | 第48-64页 |
| 4.1 Restrained Rhythm: Negation with Premise | 第49-55页 |
| 4.2 Complicated Rhythm: Great Earthly Life | 第55-61页 |
| 4.3 Peaceful Rhythm: Uncertain Certainty | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter Five Dickinson's Poetic Rhythm and Natural Views | 第64-77页 |
| 5.1 Light Rhythm: Nature as a Sweet Friend | 第65-69页 |
| 5.2 Calm Rhythm: Acceptance of the Other Side of Nature | 第69-74页 |
| 5.3 Blurred Rhythm: Nature as a Stranger | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter Six Dickinson's Poetic Rhythm and Attitudes to Love | 第77-90页 |
| 6.1 Free Rhythm: Passionate Declarations of Love | 第78-82页 |
| 6.2 Contradictory Rhythm: Persistence in Pain | 第82-85页 |
| 6.3 Steady Rhythm: Love Is a Mutual Risk | 第85-90页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第90-93页 |
| Works Cited | 第93-97页 |
| Bibliography | 第97-103页 |
| Academic Papers Published during Postgraduate Study | 第103页 |
