In the next chapter, discussions focus on poetry stories and collections of poetry, such as "Ise Monogatari" (The Tales of Ise) and "Yamato Monogatari" (Tales of Yamato), and shift to "Manyoshu" (the oldest anthology of Japanese poetry), seven major imperial anthologies of poetry, personal anthologies, and poetry contests.
ついで『伊勢物語』『大和物語』などの歌物語・歌集に移り、『万葉集』以下、勅撰七代集・私撰集・歌合の類に触れる。