2000 年 65 巻 537 号 p. 133-140
In this paper, the concept of the image structure was made clearer, and the research on the poetic-image structure was executed. The research technique and the procedure were also established through investigating. In addition, the validity of the idea concerning the characteristic of poetic-image structure was verified. As a result, eight types of the poetic image structure were found. The type of the poetic image structure was named 'poetry pattern of the image'. The hypothesis concerning a poetic image structure was verified though not quite satisfactorily.