The great common store of feeling of ordinary Han people gave rise to Yuefu verse. Hanfu verse, on the other hand, which derived from the tradition of the Ci songs of the ancient state of Chu, reflected an aesthetic of magnificence and elegance.
樂府後來更發展成為至今人們朗朗上口的五言詩與七言詩。漢代人們對生命充滿大同情，創造了樂府；沿襲自楚辭的漢賦，則反映了漢代「雄偉壯麗」的美學心情。