| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One The Terms and Concepts | 第13-18页 |
| Female Voice, Gendered Convention, and Speaking | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1 Voice | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Gender | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Persona | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two The Common Ground for Adopting Female Persona | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1 Symbolizing Function of the Ambiguity of Gender | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 The Psychological Standing between Femininity and Masculinity | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Why Female Voice | 第21-33页 |
| 3.1 Reasons for Chinese Poets’ Writing Female Persona Rooted in Social Realities | 第23-28页 |
| 3.2 Reasons for English Poets’ Writing Female Persona Rooted in LiteraryCreation | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter Four How Female Persona Comes to Being and Gets Complicated | 第33-50页 |
| 4.1 Development of the Persona in Chinese Poetry | 第33-42页 |
| 4.2 Development of the Persona in English Poetry | 第42-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-53页 |
