Wang Fanzhi's poems are mainly reasoning and attach great importance to the social function of punishing evil and encouraging good. Some poems have a positive meaning of satirizing the human condition of the world, such as: "The fabrication of farmland has not stopped, and the crying in the hall is already dead. Those who cry are all money-spenders, but crying with your mouth is actually happy in your heart." The style of the poem is simple and plain, but sometimes it is full of emotion. Humor often embodies the philosophy of life in ridicule and banter, and expresses laughter and curses in trivial matters. It created a popular poetry school that incorporated common slang words into poetry. However, there are also quite a few works that promote feudal ethics and Buddhist teachings, with shallow content and low style.
Although most of Wang Fanzhi's poems seem to be in vernacular at first glance, similar to Wu Xun's slogans, upon closer inspection, they are quite different. Wang Fanzhi's poems contain profound meanings and bitter satire, and should never be viewed as ordinary vulgar works. For example, there is a poem by Wang Fanzhi that profoundly reveals the difference between the rich and the poor at that time. Look at this poem about the life of the rich family:
The rich farmhouse is a good thing. Planting is as extensive as farming, and green smoke rises from the houses. He feeds fat horses and buys more slaves.
There are flocks of cattle and sheep, and the pens are full of fat pigs. There are many grains buried in the cellar, so rice is usually more expensive. Li Zheng came to pursue him and was sitting in the south hall.
Provide good food and drinks, and encourage people to get drunk. When chasing a chariot, one must follow the chariot, and if one is chasing a horse, one must follow the messenger. Take money when you need it, and don't avoid the market.
Ask for a donkey and send it away, and later there will be a pheasant. Officials should have all the things they need, and all the household members should have them. The county magistrate and Enze are Cao Si's family.