In terms of poetic genre, Cao Cao's Yuefu poems did not copy the rules of Han Yuefu, but developed. For example, Lu Luxing and Good Li Xing are both elegies in Han Yuefu, but he uses old topics to express new contents. Cao Cao initiated the tradition of writing current affairs with Yuefu, which had far-reaching influence.
Literary achievements
Cao Cao's literary achievements are mainly reflected in today's poems and essays. There are more than twenty poems by Cao Cao, all of which are Yuefu poems. The content can be roughly divided into three categories. One is related to current affairs, the other is mainly to express ideals, and the other is poetry about immortals.