| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-8页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Reasons for the Present Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Requirements of Poetry Metaphor Study | 第9页 |
| ·Characteristics of Chinese Classical Poetry | 第9页 |
| ·Situation of the Study of Water Metaphor | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Questions of Present Study | 第10页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第10-12页 |
| ·Data Description | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第12页 |
| ·An Overall Structure of Present Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·Summary | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-27页 |
| ·Lakoff's Conceptual Metaphor | 第14页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第14页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Functions of Metaphor | 第16页 |
| ·Metaphor in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第16-23页 |
| ·Connotation of Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第17页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第17-20页 |
| ·Classifications of Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第20-21页 |
| ·Functions of Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第21-23页 |
| ·Brief Review of Researches on Metaphor | 第23-26页 |
| ·Reviews of Metaphor Studies Abroad | 第23-24页 |
| ·Reviews of Metaphor Studies in China | 第24-25页 |
| ·Reviews of Chinese Classical Poetry Metaphor Studies in China | 第25-26页 |
| ·Reviews of Researches on Water Metaphor in China | 第26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 A Case Study:Water Metaphor in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第27-40页 |
| ·Connotation of Water Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第27页 |
| ·Water Metaphors in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第27-34页 |
| ·Time Being Water | 第27-29页 |
| ·Love Being Water | 第29-31页 |
| ·Sorrow Being Water | 第31-32页 |
| ·Human Being Water | 第32-34页 |
| ·Cultural Reasons of Water Metaphor in Chinese Classical Poetry | 第34-37页 |
| ·Theory of Yin-Yang | 第35-36页 |
| ·Universe in Unity "Nature and Man as a Whole" | 第36-37页 |
| ·Supporting Lakoff's Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·In the Aspect of Classifications | 第37-38页 |
| ·In the Aspect of Functions | 第38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Implication | 第40-44页 |
| ·Cognitive Implications of Water Metaphors | 第40-41页 |
| ·Images Implications in Water Metaphors | 第41页 |
| ·Interrelationship Implications in Water Metaphors | 第41-42页 |
| ·Cultural Implications in Water Metaphors | 第42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary of Present Study | 第44页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present and Recommendations of the Future Study | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-48页 |
| Appendices | 第48-52页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第48-49页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第49-50页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第51-52页 |
| Publications During the Postgraudate Program | 第52-53页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第53-55页 |
