Abstract. This article reflects the views of Greeks, Arabs, and Turkic peoples regarding weight, rhyme, image, and poetry in general. The opinions of artists such as Farabi, Ibn Sina, Kaikovus, Ahmad Tarazi, Yusuf Khos Hajib about poetry are analyzed. Various views on weight and rhyme, which are considered important for both European poetics and Eastern literature, are described. The dictionary meanings of the word lyric, which is important in the art of poetry, are also discussed.