The new metrical poetry school is the crescent school, and the representative poets are Xu Zhimo and Wen Yiduo. They "have different styles, one is light and the other is dignified;" Although the same form of western poetry has been introduced and some classical Chinese words have been used, modern Chinese, especially oral poetry, can spit out a' lively' and crisp tone, and rarely use cliches in the name of listening. " (Bian Xu Zhimo's Poems/Preface) is actually light and romantic, dignified and close to reality.
The new metrical poetry advocates the metrical poetry and "dancing with shackles", which is marked by Wen Yiduo's article "Metric Poetry" published in 1926, advocating the beauty of music, painting and architecture of poetry.