The style of Du Fu's poems is basically "gloomy and frustrated", with various language and text structures, emphasizing the refinement of words and sentences. At the same time, there are many styles in his poems. Besides five ancient styles, seven ancient styles, five laws and seven laws, he also wrote many lines and styles. His artistic techniques are also varied, and he is a master of the thought and art of Tang poetry. Du Fu also inherited the feeling of "sadness and joy" of Yuefu in Han and Wei Dynasties.
After his death, he was highly praised by Huang Fan, Han Yu, Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi. Du Fu's poems had a profound influence on Bai Yuan's literary thought of "New Yuefu" and Li Shangyin's recent satirical current affairs poems. However, Du Fu's poems were widely valued, especially after the Song Dynasty. Yu Wang, Wang Anshi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Lu You and others all admired Du Fu, especially Wen Tianxiang.