Cao Zhi devoted his life to the pursuit of fame and ideals. After setbacks, his ambition never waned, but he became more angry. Therefore, his poems are full of pursuit and resistance, full of momentum and strength, forming a "very high backbone" side.
Among Jian 'an poets, Cao Zhi pays the most attention to artistic expression. His poems are good at using metaphors, paying attention to duality, refining words and melodies, paying attention to intonation and being good at epigrams. Cao Zhi's achievements in this respect have improved the artistry of poetry, and obviously demonstrated the outstanding artistic talent of literati, thus producing the "charm of Chinese poetry". As far as Cao Zhi's whole poetry creation is concerned, his artistic achievements and the beauty of words are second to none in the Jian 'an era.