A Special Genre of Tuvan Poetry

The article presents the poetic form consisting of three lines ？ozhuk dazhy？ (tuvin. ？the stones of the hearth？), its origins and distinctive features. Laconic poem of three lines has its canons and aesthetic qualities. There are examples of the riddles-triads and the inscription of three lines in Orkhon-Yenisey monuments as the origins of the studied genre. "Ozhuk dazhy" its structure is very similar to the Japanese poetic form "haiku", but differs in its aesthetic qualities