| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Background and Significance of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| ·Background of the Reaserch | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·An Overview on the Study of Peotry at Home and Abroad | 第15-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Chinese Peotry at Home | 第15-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies of English Poetry Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies on Figure-Ground Theory in the West and China | 第19-24页 |
| ·Studies on Figure-Ground Theory in the West | 第19-22页 |
| ·Studies on Figure-Ground Theory in China | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework:Figure-Ground Theory | 第25-35页 |
| ·Cognitive Definition of Figure and Ground | 第25-27页 |
| ·Characteristic of Figure and Ground | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Realization of Figure and Ground in Space | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Application of Figure-Ground Theory | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Application of Figure-Ground Theory in Language | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Application of Figure-Ground Theory in Poetry | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of English and Chinese Poetry from theView of Figure-Ground Theory | 第35-51页 |
| ·The Sample Realization of Poetry by Space | 第35-48页 |
| ·The Realization of English Poetry by Space | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Realization of Chinses Poetry by Space | 第43-48页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences | 第48-51页 |
| ·Similarities | 第48-49页 |
| ·Differences | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Reaserch | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第52-54页 |
| References | 第54-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-64页 |
| Papers Published during Postgraduate Study | 第64页 |
