古典詩在今日白話文時代並未消亡，仍詩人輩出，創作不輟，成就可觀，但其中存有諸多不好的風氣，瀛社耆老羅尚在其詩歌中對此時有批評，集中於「咆哮哇咬，粗俗不學」，「漠視家國民生，失卻諷諭美刺」，「不識學詩門徑，急於表現」，「沽名釣譽，揄揚過度」，「厚顏，自視名高山斗」諸項，對古典詩的發展灰心、沈痛。然而在批判的同時，實際上也期望有所教諭，以延續古典詩創作的命脈，因此強調詩人要心無玉帛、要積學儲寶，以培養見識、才力，詩作則要溫柔敦厚、清剛勁健，彰顯風雅之義、興觀群怨之旨，展現時代性，並重視微詞婉晦、鎔裁之法，以依違諷諫，增添文學性，展現創造力。這些觀念雖然前人多有提及，但羅尚在今日大力提倡，仍有強烈的現實意義，不可忽視。

The classical poem has not withered away in today vernacular literature time. There are still many poets, whose creations continuously show up. Their achievements are significant, but still provoked some criticism. In the Ying society, Luo Shang criticized frequently in the poems. His criticisms are as follows - “being a vulgar study”, “ignoring the people daily life” “not praising sincerely or not satirizing properly”, “taking short-cut and not following the regular routines ”, “seeking fames, or caring for fames excessively”, and“considering oneself as a highly respected person.”He was disappointed in the classical poem's development. However, while he was criticizing, in fact he also expected that he could guide the development of the classical poem. He stressed that a poet should not be greedy and must continue learning to enhance his experience and ability. A good poem should be tender and strong, clear and powerful, elegant and stylish, showing the public resentment and common beliefs. Moreover, to polish the literary criticism, a poet should use modest and creative ways to criticize. Although all of these ideas advocated by Luo Shang had been mentioned by other scholars, they are still very meaningful and should not be neglected.