| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to the Authors and Their Works | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Question and Thesis Statement | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical Framework | 第18-19页 |
| 1.5 Thesis Layout | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO THEMES OF HUMOR IN EMILY DICKINSON | 第21-39页 |
| 2.1 Humor in Dickinson’s Poems about Religion | 第21-27页 |
| 2.2 Humor in Dickinson's Poems about Death | 第27-33页 |
| 2.3 Humor in Dickinson’s Poems about Love | 第33-39页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEMES OF HUMOR IN DOROTHY PARKER | 第39-57页 |
| 3.1 Humor in Parker’s Poems about Patriarchy | 第39-46页 |
| 3.2 Humor in Parker’s Poems about Love | 第46-57页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR COMPARISON OF HUMOR BETWEEN DICKINSON’S ANDPARKER’S POEMS | 第57-75页 |
| 4.1 Similarities of Humor between Dickinson’s and Parker’s Poems | 第57-64页 |
| 4.2 Differences of Humor between Dickinson’s and Parker’s Poems | 第64-75页 |
| 4.2.1 Dickinson’s Unique Humor Style | 第64-69页 |
| 4.2.2 Parker’s Unique Humor Style | 第69-75页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第75-79页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第79-81页 |
