第一章 读诗：体验和解读／Reading Poetry：Experience and Interpretation Poems for further reading
第二章 遣词和造句／Diction and Syntax Poems for further reading
第三章 意象／Imagery Poems for further reading
第四章 明喻、暗喻、拟人和换喻／Simile Metaphor，Personification and Metonymy Poems for further reading
第五章 象征和寓言／Symbol and Allegory Poems for further reading
第六章 悖论、反讽、夸张和轻描／Paradox，Irony，Overstatement and UnderstatementPoems for further reading
第七章 用典／Allusion Poems for further reading
第八章 意义、思想和主题／Meaning Idea and Theme Poems for further reading
第九章 说话者和语气／Speaker and Tone Poems for further reading
第十章 音韵手法／Musical Devices Poems for further reading
第十一章 节奏与格律／Rhythm and Meter Poems for further reading
第十二章 声音与意义／Sound and Sense Poems for further reading
第十三章 种类、形式和体式／Types Forms and Patterns Poems for further reading
第十四章 劣诗、好诗和妙诗／Poor，Good and Great Poetry Poems for further reading
简明术语表／A Concise Glossary
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