Oral literature is the oldest type of literature and it is defined by it's permanence and oral singers who were transsmitting oral works through the years. Oral literature has always preceded written literature. In later periods, in some cases that process was opposite. System of the oral literature is divided in: lyric poetry, epic poetry, short stories (novels), drama (folk theatre), retorical forms and mycrostructures (proverbs, puzzles). Historical poems are one of the types of liric poetry that have their foothold in historical events, wars and heroes. But the most of historical poems talk about prosecutions and deaths of croatian nation under the turkish occupation. Nine poems were taken for the analisis, singed by anonymous singers and based on historical events: Pisma od četiri grada koja su bila na Muću, Kad kauri Klis grad porobiše, Knjigu piše Deli-aga, Tuga kneza Ivana, Pivalo je Ture uz tambure, Andrijico, gorski arambašo, Mijat tomić, Kad se sjetim četrdeset pete and Uspomena strjeljanoj baki Luci Maleš. The poems are describing different historical adventures (foundation of the cities, turkish struggle), but they are connected by the same motives (blood, heroism, patriotism, conflicts). Poems are written in ''ikavica'' dialect, but also abound a lot of turkish and archaic words.