The Tanka, that 'temporary hermitage, with straw mat on the roof, in autumn rice field.My cloth would be getting wet with rain" is said to be divided into two parts of 'five, seven, six and seven, seven,' having an extra syllable, but if the poem is divided by a set of two bars, 'Akinota (autumn rice field)' is used more.
「あきのたのかりほのいおのとまをあらみわがころもではつゆにぬれつつ」という短歌は、「五七六、七七」で字余りといわれるが、リズムごとに2小節ずつ区切ると、「あきのたが多用されたりする。