Du Mu's poems are famous for their seven-character quatrains, and their content is mainly about chanting history and expressing feelings.
Du Mu’s ancient poetry was influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu. He was good at integrating narrative, argumentation and lyricism. "Zhang Haohao's Poems", "Li Gan's Poems", "Drinking Alone in the County Zhai", "Walking with Books in the Snow", "Sending off the Chu Shi from Hebei Province on his Eastward Journey", "Sending off the Chu Shi Shen to Suzhou and Li Zhongya with poems as a gift", " "Chizhou Sends Off Meng Chi's Ancestors" and "Ti Chizhou Gets Water Stop" are all typical examples. The more common ones are prose-like narratives and discussions. Du Mu's ancient poems were influenced by Han Yu and were prone to discussion. But sometimes he uses metaphors and figurative language to discuss, which is full of lyrical charm. Du Mu's ancient poems often have a different realm, written in a simple and honest style, majestic and vigorous, such as "Chizhou Farewell to Meng Chi's Ancestors". The style of poetry in the late Tang Dynasty is humble and consists mostly of verses and quatrains. Few people can compose long ancient poems. Du Mu's ancient poems are also outstanding in the poetry world of the mid-late Tang Dynasty. His poems of this type are known for their "coolness" Symmetrical rhythms and excellent compositions constitute the three main aspects of his poetry creation.
The number of Du Mu's rhythmic poems is quite considerable. There are about one hundred poems in "Collected Works of Fanchuan". Including "Fanchuan Waiji" and "Fellow Collection", the number is about one hundred and sixty-seven. Ten songs. His rhymed poetry occupies an important position in all poetry, and his artistic achievements are also very high, especially the seven rhymes. Du Mu's poems are handsome, vigorous, majestic and heroic in style, which is the most prominent among the rhythmic poems.
Du Mu’s Qijue has the highest achievement, with beautiful artistic conception, warning and lasting charm. The quatrains of historical chanting have surprising conception and superb historical knowledge. Du Mu's lyrical quatrains describing scenes have beautiful artistic conception and lasting charm. They are a unique and wonderful place among the seven masterpieces of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Du Mu is good at capturing the beautiful images in natural scenery, describing them in quatrain style poems, which are implicit and refined, blending the scenes. In just four sentences, he writes a complete and beautiful scene, like a picture, such as "Jiangnan Spring Quatrains" 》.