| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-19页 |
| ·Emily Dickinson's Theory on "Circumference" of Her Poems | 第8-11页 |
| ·Aim of This Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Poet and Her Poetry | 第13-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Meanings of "Circumference" in Emily Dickinson's Poems | 第19-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Emily Dickinson's Ways to Realize the "Circumference" of Her Poems | 第24-84页 |
| ·Through Rhyme and Rhythm | 第24-40页 |
| ·Through Unconventional Grammar | 第40-52页 |
| ·Through Rhetorical Devices | 第52-78页 |
| ·Simile | 第52-56页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第56-74页 |
| ·Sound Symbolism | 第74-78页 |
| ·Through Negative Expressions | 第78-84页 |
| Conclusion | 第84-87页 |
| Works Cited | 第87-90页 |