The basic style of Wang Anshi's prose is vigorous, concise, strange and steep. Most of them are essays in the form of books, tables, notes, prefaces, etc., expounding political opinions and propositions and serving reform and innovation. Wang Anshi's poems "learn from Du's thinness and toughness". He is good at reasoning and rhetoric, and is good at using allusions. His style is powerful and powerful, and he is extremely insightful.
Stone Statue of Wang Anshi
The themes of his poems are mostly related to politics and life. The content is thick, simple, dignified and solemn, and the style is implicit, timeless, profound and unique. Wen Zhi discusses history and expresses his concern for reality. Wang Anshi objected to the empty content and flashy form of the article. He believed that "a certain article suffered from modern times. The words did not take into account the reason, and the reason did not take into account the matter. It used the accumulation of facts to be learned, and the carved sentences were refined, such as If you pick up the beauty of rare flowers, accumulate them and play with them, although they are bright and beautiful, and the fresh tapes are lovely, if you seek their roots for practical use, you will despise them."