Though a book for divination, Yi Lin was highly regarded for its literary value, which mainly embodies in three aspects: intense lyricalness, concretization of abstract feelings and unique refinement of words and sentences.

• 摘要《易林》本为占卜著作，但前人充分肯定了它较高的文学价值，《易林》文学价值主要体现在：强烈的抒情性、抽象情感的具象化和独到的炼字炼句等三个方面。