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ON THE TYPES OF REPITITION AND THEIR THEMATIC SIGNIFICANCE IN KATE CHOPIN’S THE A WAKENING By Liu Huixia Under the supervision of Prof. Hong Zengliu A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2008 3 Acknowledgements At the completion of the thesis, I ‟d like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend my sincere appreciation to the following people, who have offered me great help with the writing of this paper as well as my three-year postgraduate study. First of all, I ‟d like to extend my special thanks to my responsible and respected supervisor, Prof. Hong Zengliu, whose lectures on American literature were so wonderful and enlightening that they‟ve not only greatly awakened my interest in this realm, but also afforded me much inspiration in the study of this field. Without his patient guidance and sagacious advice, I would not have completed this thesis on time. To him, I owe the most cordial acknowledgement. My heartfelt gratitude also goes to other professors of the School of Foreign Studies of Anhui University, including Profs. Chen Zhengfa, Hua Quankun, Chen Bing, Dr. Qi Tao, and our Australian teacher Dr. Annette Steward, from whose lectures, especially those of Prof. Chen‟s on translation, I‟ve really benefited a lot. My sincere appreciation is also distributed to the faculty of the libraries of the School of Foreign Studies as well as Anhui University, from whom I had got so