| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 作者筒介 | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第11-25页 |
| ·Theories of Metaphor Studies Abroad | 第11-19页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Metaphor | 第11-13页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第13-16页 |
| ·Other Contemporary Theories of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Metaphor Studies at Home | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies of Metaphor in Poetry at Home and Abroad | 第21-22页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Two Metaphor,Poetry and Culture | 第25-39页 |
| ·Metaphor and Poetry | 第25-33页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Poetic Metaphor and the Basic Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-31页 |
| ·Functions of Metaphor in Poetry | 第31-33页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第33-39页 |
| ·Definition of Culture | 第33-35页 |
| ·Classification of Culture | 第35页 |
| ·Relationship Between Metaphor and Culture | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Three Comparison of Metaphors in Shakespeare's Sonnets and Li Shangyin's Untitled Poems | 第39-69页 |
| ·Introduction to Shakespeare and His Sonnets | 第39-42页 |
| ·Introduction to Shakespeare | 第39-40页 |
| ·Introduction to Shakespeare's Sonnets | 第40-42页 |
| ·Introduction to Li Shangyin and His Untitled Poems | 第42-45页 |
| ·Introduction to Li Shangyin | 第42-43页 |
| ·Introduction to Li Shangyin's Untitled Poems | 第43-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Metaphors on Different Target Domains | 第45-69页 |
| ·Metaphors on Love | 第45-54页 |
| ·Metaphors on Human Beings | 第54-63页 |
| ·Metaphors on Life | 第63-66页 |
| ·Metaphors on Other Target Domains | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Four Cultural Causes for Similarities and Differences of Metaphors in Shakespeare's Sonnets and Li Shangyin's Untitled Poems | 第69-81页 |
| ·Causes for Similarities from the Cultural Perspective | 第69-70页 |
| ·Common Bodily Experience | 第69-70页 |
| ·Common Cognitive Structure | 第70页 |
| ·Causes for Differences from the Cultural Perspective | 第70-81页 |
| ·Historical Background | 第71-72页 |
| ·Physical Environment | 第72-74页 |
| ·Religion and Social Customs | 第74-77页 |
| ·Literary Tradition | 第77-79页 |
| ·Philosophical Background | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter Five Findings of the Comparative Study | 第81-87页 |
| ·Cultural Universalities and Cultural Variations | 第81-84页 |
| ·Cultural Universalities of Metaphors | 第81-82页 |
| ·Cultural Variations of Metaphors | 第82-84页 |
| ·Better Understanding of Metaphor | 第84-87页 |
| ·Culture Understanding | 第84-85页 |
| ·Poetry Understanding | 第85-87页 |
| Conclusion | 第87-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-91页 |
| Bibliography | 第91-93页 |
| Academic Achievements | 第93页 |
