| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第7-23页 |
| 1.1 Oscar Wilde and his works | 第7-9页 |
| 1.2 Literature review | 第9-13页 |
| 1.3 The theory of metaphor | 第13-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Definition and classification of simile | 第16-19页 |
| 1.3.2 Types of metaphors | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4 Frame of the thesis | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Distribution and Implication of Simile in Wilde's Fairy Tales | 第23-33页 |
| 2.1 Distribution of similes in Wilde's fairy tales | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2 "Enlarged" aesthetics:implications of smiles in Wilde's fairy tales | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Two Types of Metaphor and Their Psychological Significance | 第33-45页 |
| 3.1 Metaphor in literature:taking Shakespeare's plays as examples | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Metaphor in Wilde's The Happy Prince | 第35-41页 |
| 3.2.1 The orientational metaphor and the relationship between the characters | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.2 The metaphor and the psychological change of characters | 第38-41页 |
| 3.3 Metaphor in Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose | 第41-45页 |
| 3.3.1 The nightingale's beautiful love | 第41-43页 |
| 3.3.2 The student's practical love | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
