In the history of modern new poetry, Wen Yiduo, as a person who consciously explores and practices the theory and practice of poetic meter, has made great contributions.
His proposal of "dancing in chains" endowed the new poetry with theoretical consciousness, aiming at completing artistic creation in a limited way, and corrected the shortcomings of neglecting artistic self-discipline in the early stage of new poetry creation, thus improving the artistic level of new poetry.