Background. This article is one of the least studied topics in Uzbek literature and is devoted to the study of critical skills. Theoretical views on the method and the attitude of other scholars to the subject are covered. The study is based on a number of works by literary scholar Ibrahim Gafurov. Based on the analysis, theoretical views on the poetics of the literary style were put forward. Ibrahim Gafurov's style is described and his skills are praised. Particular attention is paid to a number of elements that make up the poetics of the work. Methods. The comparative-typological method was mainly used in the study of the scientist's work. Biographical analysis was used to determine his style and demonstrate his skills. The articles were also researched using analytical analysis methods. Results. It is known that the word "critic" is derived from the Arabic word "critique", which means "criticizer", "detractor". The word "criticism" has four different meanings in the "Explanatory Dictionary of the Uzbek language". “Work is action, activity, work, doctrine, and so on. discussion, analysis in order to record the achievements of the company, to identify and eliminate shortcomings and deficiencies. "Scientific analysis, research into the truth of something." “Literary activity is a special type of interpretation and analysis of works of art, science and other types, as well as life events reflected in them. The word critic is derived from this third analysis of the word criticism, but some aspects of the previous analysis can also serve to reveal the meaning of this word. "Deficiency, defect, error and sh.k. note, strike, and the fourth meaning, which is interpreted as" a lazy thought, a sentence, a word", which is also expressed for the purpose of their solution, is the meaning of which is understood mainly in the general language, this state of the critic's word is also a deficient and deficient find among the masses of the people, the reason for the realization of the meaning of the condemnation. In fact, the task of the critic is to give a truthful assessment of the work of art, to give an impartial coverage and justification of the achievements and shortcomings in it. Conclusion. Ibrahim Gafurov places such high demands on the poetry of every epoch he analyzes, on every poet. The article "Shukuh", which we have devoted a great deal of time to, and the poet Abdulla Aripov, who is the subject of the article, emphasizes that all these aspects are summarized and at a high level. While his poems are not without their flaws, they add to the list of our classic poets who have been able to create lofty and noble works, and emphasize that the glory of a poet’s poetry never fades. This means that true passions are eternal, and the glory of a kind word is immortal.