| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-15页 |
| ChapterⅠIntroduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of This Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Methodology of This Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·Organization of This Study | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Review of Studies on Mao Zedong’s Poems | 第19-29页 |
| ·Introduction of Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong’s Poems | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Mao Zedong’s Poems | 第20-27页 |
| ·Studies of Mao’s Poetry from Perspectives of Philosophy and Politics | 第21页 |
| ·Studies of Mao’s Poetry from the Perspective of Aesthetics | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies of Mao’s Poetry from the Perspective of Translation | 第22-25页 |
| ·Studies of Mao’s Poetry from the Perspective of Linguistics | 第25-27页 |
| ·Contributions and Limitations of Previous Studies | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第29-47页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of Metaphor Study in the West | 第29-33页 |
| ·Metaphor Study in China | 第33-35页 |
| ·Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第35-45页 |
| ·Definition and Basic Notions | 第35-37页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第37-40页 |
| ·Ontological metaphors | 第37-38页 |
| ·Orientational metaphors | 第38-39页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Main Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第40-43页 |
| ·Ubiquity | 第40-41页 |
| ·Systematicity | 第41-42页 |
| ·Asymmetry | 第42-43页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第43页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第43-45页 |
| ·Significance of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Analysis of Poetry | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Metaphorical Phenomenon in Mao Zedong’s Poetry | 第47-60页 |
| ·Language Data Processing and Conceptual Metaphor Paradigms | 第47-48页 |
| ·A Brief Explanation of the Metaphor Paradigms | 第48-50页 |
| ·Life Metaphors | 第48页 |
| ·Time Metaphors | 第48-49页 |
| ·Natural Phenomenon Metaphors | 第49页 |
| ·Emotion Metaphors | 第49-50页 |
| ·Metaphors on Polictics | 第50页 |
| ·Cultural-cognitive Features of Metaphors in Mao Zedong’s Poetry | 第50-60页 |
| ·Metaphors and Religion | 第51-52页 |
| ·Metaphors and Mythology | 第52-54页 |
| ·Metaphors and Classical Allusions | 第54-60页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Working Mechanism of Metaphors in Mao’s Poetry | 第60-74页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Life Metaphors | 第60-62页 |
| ·Metaphor +LIFE IS A DREAM+ | 第60-61页 |
| ·Metaphor +THE END OF LIFE IS WITHERED VEGETATION+ | 第61-62页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Time Metaphors | 第62-64页 |
| ·Metaphor +TIME IS FLOWING WATER+ | 第62-63页 |
| ·Metaphors +TIME IS CLOUDS & FOGS/SNAPPING THE FINGERS+ | 第63-64页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Natural Phenomenon Metaphors | 第64-66页 |
| ·Metaphors +MOUNTAIN IS WAVE/ MUD-BALL/SNAKE+ | 第64-65页 |
| ·Metaphors +SNOW IS JADE DRAGON/WHITE COTTON FIBER+ | 第65-66页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Emotion Metaphors | 第66-69页 |
| ·Metaphor +EMOTION IS WAVE+ | 第66-67页 |
| ·Metaphors +SORROW IS FLUID/THREAD & STRAND/SUBSTANCE+ | 第67-69页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Metaphors on Politics | 第69-74页 |
| ·Metaphors +OLD CHINA IS A NIGHT+; +NEW CHINA IS A DAY+ | 第70-71页 |
| ·Metaphors +REAL COMMUNISTS ARE BIG CREATURES+; +ENEMIES ARE SMALL CREATURES+ | 第71-73页 |
| ·Metaphors +VIRTUOUS PEOPLE ARE SCENT PLANTS+; +CRAFTY SYCOPHANTS ARE STINKWEEDS+ | 第73-74页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-75页 |
| ·Contributions | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第76-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-79页 |
