| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 Marianne Moore's life and literature career | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Task and Structure | 第13-15页 |
| 2. Innovative Poetic Rhythm in Moore's Early Poems | 第15-26页 |
| 2.1 Features of Poetic Rhythm | 第15-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Line-end Rhyme on Unaccented Syllables | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Monosyllabic Poetic Line | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Poetic Stanza Based on Syllabic Verse | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Aesthetic Proposition in Poetic Rhythm | 第20-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Breaking Coordination of Classical Poetry | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Rejecting Formlessness of Free Verse | 第23-26页 |
| 3. Function of Poetic Rhythm | 第26-43页 |
| 3.1 Audio Emphasis for Poetic Expression | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Acoustic Stress for Thematic Suggestion | 第26-29页 |
| 3.1.2 Poetic Tension Caused by Aural Rhythm | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Transformation of Visual Form into Verbal Meaning | 第31-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Foreground Effect Brought by Radical Lineation | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Visual Form Implying Thematic Suggestion | 第34-37页 |
| 3.3 Prosaic Language for Natural Expression | 第37-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Prosaic Syntax Influenced by Poetic Rhythm | 第37-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Naturalness in Expression Created by Prosaic Syntax | 第39-43页 |
| 4. Poetic Ideal of the "Genuine" | 第43-54页 |
| 4.1 Moore's Poetic Ideal of the "Genuine" | 第43-49页 |
| 4.1.1 "Spontaneous Originality" | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.2 The Ideal of "Gusto" | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2 The "Genuine" in Poetic Appreciation | 第49-54页 |
| 4.2.1 Minimization of the Poet's Role | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Anti-traditional Way of Appreciation | 第52-54页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-56页 |
