Gong Zizhen’s poems are good at emotion, full of discussion, rich in imagination, bold and magnificent.

Most of Gong's poems are either magnificent or simple; some are ancient and some are simple; some are rare and some are popular. It has a natural beauty, calmness and sophistication, and is influenced by Du Han. Some chapters have the disadvantage of being difficult and obscure due to excessive use of allusions, excessive use of allusions, or too many subtle twists. Gong Zizhen's advanced thoughts are the soul of many of his excellent poems.

Gong Zizhen’s poems are rich in emotion, unique in conception, profound in thought, clear and majestic in style, and “excellent in both anger and anger”. Shen Zhi, a master of "Tongguangti", called it a "wonder" and believed that "the talents of Ding'an are the only ones that have been available for hundreds of years." Gong Zizhen wanted to fall into the sky and took unique images. Most of the images in his works are "wind and thunder", "falling flowers", "childlike innocence", "sword", "Xiao", etc.

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In his poems, "Moon Wrath", "Hua Ying Wrath", "Tai Xing Wrath", "Tai Xing Fei", "Claw Wrath", "Aura" "Angry" and so on, the familiar scenery becomes lively, touching the eyes and ears, and arouses unusual imagination. Another example is the description of falling flowers in "Song of Falling Flowers in the Western Suburbs", which turns a sad and decaying scene into an extremely magnificent scene, higher than ordinary imagination.

His poems give people a feeling of extraordinary splendor and vastness. They are neither Han, Wei nor Tang and Song Dynasties. They are entirely Gong Zizhen’s unique style. Some of the poems are esoteric and the mood of some of them is dark, which may be regarded as shortcomings, but his genius creation is worthy of admiration. Of course, there are also factors of the times here. The tension of his poetry fundamentally comes from the fierce impact of the rising individual spirit on feudal oppression.

In terms of form, Gong Zizhen's poetry further breaks the old patterns and writing methods, thus more clearly showing the unique face of Qing poetry itself. His poems are not bound by meter, but can be used freely and flow out of the mouth. Most of Gong Zizhen's poems are modern style poems, and the seven-character quatrains are the most prominent.

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