| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| 2.1 Review of Metaphor Studies in Poetry | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Foreign Studies on Metaphors in Poetry | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Previous Studies on Metaphors in Poetry in China | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Studies on the Poems of Flowers | 第20-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Peony Poems in Chinese Poetry | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Rose Poems | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第26-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Data Source | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Analysis Procedures | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第29-56页 |
| 4.1 Working Mechanism of Metaphors of Flower Images | 第29-31页 |
| 4.2 The Features of Rose and Peony Metaphors | 第31-35页 |
| 4.3 Similarities of Peony Metaphors and Rose Metaphors | 第35-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Target Domain of Person | 第36-40页 |
| 4.3.2 Target Domain of Human Organs | 第40-41页 |
| 4.3.3 Target Domain of Youth and Life | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.4 Target Domain of Virtue | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.5 Target Domain of Sadness | 第46-49页 |
| 4.4 Differences between Peony Metaphors and Rose Metaphors | 第49-56页 |
| 4.4.1 Grief of Losing Home and Country is Peony; Longings for Nature and Life is Rose | 第50-52页 |
| 4.4.2 Peace and Auspiciousness is Peony; Passion and Ambition is Rose | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第58-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-62页 |
