Abai, the outstanding Kazakh democratic poet in the 19th century, occupies a particularly important position in the history of Kazakh literature. He not only wrote many political lyric poems against feudalism, tribal privileges and religious superstition, but also wrote a collection of essays called "Abai's Proverbs" which is known as an "encyclopedia". He also wrote many poetic theories. What is striking is that Abai's poetic theories are all written in the form of poetry. There are special poems on poetry, and there are also groups of four lines and one verse on poetry, which are scattered among lyric poems and philosophical poems on other themes.

The form of poetry on poetry appeared earlier in the literature of other countries and other nations. Abroad, "The Art of Poetry" by French literary critic Boileau from the 17th to 18th centuries was written in the form of poetry. In our country, it can be said that since the beginning of poetry, there has been poetry on poetry. Quatrains on poetry have been very popular in the Tang Dynasty and continue to this day. Although the era when Abai wrote his poems was close to ours, his people at that time were still living a life of chasing water and grass, their scientific and cultural levels were very backward, and written literature was still in its infancy. Therefore, Abai's poetry on poetry cannot but bear the characteristics of that era. It is not like Boileau's "The Art of Poetry", which has tens of thousands of words, and has spread to a broader artistic field besides poetry, and has been favored by the whole of Europe. It is also not like the poems of famous poets in the Tang Dynasty. With a strong lyrical color, readers can appreciate the three tastes in the poem from the strong and crisp fragrance like old mash. Abai's poems on poetry often use much shorter lines to express his understanding of some issues in poetry creation. Sometimes he even has to "violate" the laws of art and make a few lines of abstract reasoning in the depiction of images. But Abai's poetry on poetry won the admiration of his nation. Not only people who lived a nomadic life and had low literary appreciation in the 19th century liked Abai's poetry on poetry, but even today's Kazakh writers, poets, and literary critics also spoke highly of Abai's poetry on poetry. This is a very correct assessment.

There are about ten poems written by Abai on poetry, as well as poems on other themes including poetry theory. In addition to "Poetry is the Emperor of Language", there are also famous articles such as "Poetry is Your Lifelong Partner", "The Eagle of the Soul", "If There is a Death in a Family". Abai's main arguments about poetry appear alternately in several poems, and the views before and after are basically the same. It can be inferred from this that he has a long-standing desire to explore the artistic laws of poetry and establish arguments for Kazakh poetry. Any of his poems on poetry are not the product of occasional feelings, but the crystallization of his long-term artistic practice, representing his aesthetic pursuit and ideals.