Hu Shi loved old poetry, while Xu Zhimo loved modern prose poetry.
1. Hu Shi loved old poetry. Although he advocated vernacular poetry and wanted to prove that good poetry could be written in vernacular, he was still reluctant to part with old poetry. Xu Zhimo was talented in literature, especially modern poetry and prose, but in other aspects, he was far inferior to Hu Shi.
2. The artistic characteristics of Hu Shi's poems are mostly ideological analysis, and there are some shortcomings in literary talent and emotion. The intention of his articles is more ideological than prose art. The artistic characteristics of Xu Zhimo's poems are precisely the advanced Western cultural ideas and brilliant literary achievements that aroused Xu Zhimo's extensive desire for knowledge during his studies in Europe and the United States, especially during his two years in the UK.