Abstract:This thesis aims to study the three images in the poetry of Stephen Crane and makes a deeper understanding of the artistic charm of his poetry. During his short life, Crane composed many outstanding works, such as Red Badge of Courage, The Open Boat and so on. Most of the researches both at home and abroad are mainly about his literatures, while there are few studies focusing on artistic achievements and styles of poetry. Crane’s poetry is quite innovative and fantastic not only in content but also in form. His poetry is an important part of his short but brilliant literature career. The themes of poetry present a strong naturalism as well as his novel. What’s more, those poems give people a fresh feeling, and most are endowed with much philosophy. Crane often pays great attention to the function of images in the poetry, and the construction of the image is often concrete, clear, which is basically spread on a dominant image. Crane likes someone who with a scalpel, is being calm and deep. He does not perform the surgery on our body. Instead, he makes an interrogation on our soul. In order to appreciate and judge the literary genius in a comprehensive and systematic, objective and impartial way, this thesis will take the poetry anthology The Black Riders and Other Lines for example to summarize three images to reflect the naturalism and philosophy of Crane. 

Key Words: Stephen Crane; poetry; naturalism; image

摘要:本论文旨在研究斯蒂芬·克莱恩诗歌作品中的意象特点，深刻了解其诗歌作品的艺术魅力。在诗人短暂的一生中，创作了许多优秀的小说作品，如《红色英勇勋章》、《海上扁舟》等，且国内外研究大多是研究其小说作品，但对于其诗作、诗风和诗歌艺术成就方面的研究著述却难得一见。而克莱恩的诗歌无论在内容还是在形式上，都颇有创新和别出心裁之处。克莱恩的诗歌创作是他短暂而辉煌的文学生涯的一个重要组成部分，与他的小说一样，他的诗歌主题上也呈现出强烈的自然主义色彩。诗歌给人以清新的感觉，并大多都赋有深刻的哲理。克莱恩的诗作十分注重意象的作用，而且，意象的构建往往比较具体、明晰，基本上都是一首诗围绕一个主导意象展开。作者宛如一个拿着手术刀的医师，冷静而深刻，只不过他没有在我们肌体上施行手术，而是在我们的心灵深处对我们作了一次解剖，对我们的灵魂进行了一次审问。为了我们能全面、系统和客观、公正地去研读和评判这位文坛奇才，本论文以诗集《黑骑者》为例，提炼出三种意象，集中反映诗人诗作中的自然主义思想和哲学思想。

关键词：斯蒂芬·克莱恩；诗歌；自然主义；意象