| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introd uction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two A Brief Introduction of Walt Whitman and Saichingaand Their Works | 第15-20页 |
| ·Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass | 第15-17页 |
| ·Saichinga and His Major Works | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter Three Literature Review | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Four A Thematic Comparison of the Poems of WaltWhitman and Saichinga | 第24-59页 |
| ·Themes on Democracy and Freedom | 第24-41页 |
| ·To abolish the force harmful to democracy | 第24-31页 |
| ·To celebrate the common people | 第31-36页 |
| ·To advocate equality | 第36-41页 |
| ·Themes on Love for the Country and Admiration for Great Leader | 第41-48页 |
| ·Themes on Nature | 第48-53页 |
| ·Themes on Industrial and Technological Progress | 第53-59页 |
| Chapter Five A Stylistic Comparison of the Poems of WaltWhitman and Saichinga | 第59-80页 |
| ·Poetic Form:Breaking up with Tradition and Opening a New Era ofPoetry | 第59-66页 |
| ·Language:Using the Language of the Common People | 第66-69页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第69-76页 |
| ·Imagery:Grass Image | 第76-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第80-84页 |
| Notes | 第84-85页 |
| References | 第85-88页 |
