Genre typology of P.A. Oyunsky’s poetry

In the article the genre and stylistic directions in poetry of P.A. Oyunsky (1893-1939), the classic of the Yakut literature, are revealed: genre forms of songs, lyric thoughts; poetic satire and poems on a subject basis. The features of rhythmics, images, originality of allegories are analyzed, they are refered to the poet’s art. The live dynamics of updating the folklore figurativeness is proved to be reflected in his literary activity as an indicator of change of styles in the first third of the 20th century.