Du Mu's poetry creation is branded with the style of the late Tang Dynasty and has distinct personal characteristics. It is unique in the poetry circle of the late Tang Dynasty, and it is a peak of poetry in the late Tang Dynasty, and it has achieved high literary and artistic achievements.
Du Mu's poetry creation can be divided into three categories: classical poetry, regular poetry and quatrains. In the creation of classical poetry, Du Mu was influenced by Du Fu and Han Yu, and paid attention to the integration of narration, discussion and lyricism, which was simple and magnificent, in sharp contrast with the weak poetic style in the late Tang Dynasty.
Du Mu's regular poems are also unique in the late Tang Dynasty, and its most prominent feature is "rough". Metric poetry prevailed in the late Tang Dynasty, paying more attention to the harmony of sound and rhyme, and the roundness of meter became a kind of pure beauty, but it lost its agility. Du Mu, unwilling to be secular, created his own heroic and handsome style of metrical poetry, which made metrical poetry have the vigor of ancient poetry, so as to correct the weakness of poetic style. Du Mu's regular poems often praise history, express feelings and criticize the shortcomings of the times, with high momentum and strong charm.
Du Mu's quatrains have achieved great success and enjoyed a high reputation, especially the seven-character quatrains. The scenery is beautiful and interesting. Historical works are ambitious and incisive. The choice of words and sentences is natural, leaving many famous articles handed down from generation to generation.