A central piece of each chapter is constituted by dokueika (waka composed without a specific addressee in mind) in which the hero expresses his sentiments or zotoka (poems composed with a specific addressee in mind) which he exchanges with others.
主人公の男が己の思いを詠み上げた独詠歌や、他者と詠み交わした贈答歌が各段の中核をなす。