| 摘要 | 第4-6页 | 
| Abstract | 第6-7页 | 
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 | 
|     1.1 Research Background | 第11-13页 | 
|     1.2 Objective and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 | 
|     1.3 Research Questions | 第14-15页 | 
|     1.4 Research Methods | 第15-16页 | 
|     1.5 Organization of the Study | 第16-18页 | 
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 | 
|     2.1 Studies on Poetic Metaphor Abroad | 第18-21页 | 
|         2.1.1 The Embryonic Stage of Poetic Metaphor Aboard | 第18-19页 | 
|         2.1.2 The Development Stage of Poetic Metaphor Abroad | 第19-20页 | 
|         2.1.3 The Mature Stage of Poetic Metaphor Abroad | 第20-21页 | 
|     2.2 Studies on Poetic Metaphor at Home | 第21-26页 | 
|         2.2.1 The Embryonic Stage of Poetic Metaphor at Home | 第22页 | 
|         2.2.2 The Development Stage of Poetic Metaphor at Home | 第22-23页 | 
|         2.2.3 The Mature Stage of Poetic Metaphor at Home | 第23-26页 | 
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-41页 | 
|     3.1 Lakoff and Johnson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第26-29页 | 
|         3.1.1 The Nature of Metaphor | 第26-27页 | 
|         3.1.2 The Types of Metaphor | 第27-29页 | 
|     3.2 Lakoff and Turner’s Poetic Metaphor Theory | 第29-35页 | 
|         3.2.1 The Definition of Poetic Metaphor | 第30-31页 | 
|         3.2.2 The Relationship between Conceptual Metaphor and PoeticMetaphor | 第31-32页 | 
|         3.2.3 The Functions of Poetic Metaphor | 第32-35页 | 
|     3.3 Stockwell’s Poetic Metaphor Theory | 第35-41页 | 
|         3.3.1 The Characteristics of Poetic Metaphor | 第35-38页 | 
|         3.3.2 Hierarchy of Poetic Metaphor | 第38-41页 | 
| Chapter Four Analysis of Metaphor in The Waste Land | 第41-64页 | 
|     4.1 Distribution of Types of Conceptual Metaphors in The Waste Land | 第41-47页 | 
|     4.2 Two Main Conceptual Metaphors in The Waste Land | 第47-50页 | 
|     4.3 Target and Source Domains of Poetic Metaphor | 第50-52页 | 
|         4.3.1 The Concreteness of Target and Source Domain | 第50-51页 | 
|         4.3.2 The Richness of Target and Source Domain | 第51-52页 | 
|     4.4 Mapping of Poetic Metaphor | 第52-57页 | 
|         4.4.1 The Bases of Poetic Metaphorical Mapping | 第52-56页 | 
|         4.4.2 The Scope of Poetic Metaphorical Mapping | 第56-57页 | 
|     4.5 Various Correspondences of Poetic Metaphor | 第57-60页 | 
|         4.5.1 Creating New Correspondences | 第57-58页 | 
|         4.5.2 Composing Many Correspondences | 第58-59页 | 
|         4.5.3 Breaking Conventional Correspondences | 第59-60页 | 
|     4.6 Concise Structures of Poetic Metaphor | 第60-64页 | 
|         4.6.1 Systematicity | 第60-62页 | 
|         4.6.2 Hierarchy | 第62-64页 | 
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 | 
|     5.1 Major Findings | 第64-65页 | 
|     5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第65-66页 | 
|     5.3 Suggestions for Future Study | 第66-68页 | 
| References | 第68-72页 | 
| 作者简介 | 第72-73页 | 
| Acknowledgements | 第73页 |