| Acknowledgements | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 The Discovery of Metaphor’s Cohesive Functions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Basic Consideration for Choosing This Topic | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of This Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| 2.1 Theories on Cohesion and Theories on Coherence | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1.1 The Theories on Cohesion: Non-Structural Cohesion | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1.2 The Theories on Coherence: Structural Cohesion | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2 Theories on Metaphors | 第27-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Theories on Metaphors: The Establishment and the Revisions of Theories on Metaphors | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2.2 The New Perspective of Metaphor Study: Metaphors’ Cohesive Functions | 第31页 |
| 2.2.3 The Cognitive Basis for Metaphors’ Cohesive Functions: Experiential Gestalt | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3 Background Information on William Shakespeare's Sonnets | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第34-43页 |
| 3.1 The Model for Analysis | 第34-39页 |
| 3.1.1 The Classification | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2 The Method to Adopt | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.3 The Terms to Adopt: Micro-metaphor and Mega-metaphor | 第37-38页 |
| 3.1.4 The Examples Used to Expound on the Terms | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2 The Standards for Sample Selection | 第39-43页 |
| Chapter Four The Cohesive Functions of Poetic Metaphors | 第43-110页 |
| 4.1 The Differences between Metaphors and Conventional Cohesive Devices | 第43-54页 |
| 4.1.1 The Consideration for Conventional Cohesive Devices in Poetic Texts | 第43-49页 |
| 4.1.2 The Consideration for Metaphors’ Cohesive Function in Poetic Coherence | 第49-53页 |
| 4.1.3 The Differences between Metaphors and Conventional Cohesive Devices | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2 The Exploration for the Conditions under which Metaphors become Cohesive | 第54-104页 |
| 4.3 The Conditions for Poetic Metaphors to be Cohesive | 第104-108页 |
| 4.4 Potential Implications for Poetic Instruction | 第108-109页 |
| 4.5 Limitations | 第109-110页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第110-113页 |
| Reference | 第113-116页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第116-118页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第118-121页 |
| Appendix 3 Major Publications | 第121页 |
