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Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to a number of people who have offered me much help with my thesis. I am particularly grateful to Professor Xing, my supervisor, for his warm-heart, expert supervision and insightful suggestions. He has also ushered me into the world of cognitive linguistics, and at the same time intrigued my interest in the field. It is he who has selflessly imparted his professional knowledge to me and provided me with materials of cognitive linguistics and related fields. I am also indebted to all the professors and teachers who have taught me during my postgraduate studies. Without their inspiring lectures, I would never have had the ability to write the thesis. I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to teachers in library for their kind help. Last but not least, hearty thanks should be conveyed to all the authors from whom I have cited in this thesis. Finally, I want to express my sincere gratitude to my mother and friends whose constant encouragement and assistance have helped me overcome many difficulties in the course of the study. i Abstract The research of metaphor has developed quickly in the last two decades. It is not only taken as a rhetoric device in language but also a way of thinking or a cognitive instrument which helps readers/hearers to grasp implied meanings. Metaphor has been seen as normal and everyday language nowadays, especially in the field of cognitive linguistics. As one of the essential components of poetry, it makes the poetry more beautiful and attractive. Therefore, it is an important key to the unde