also: ただことうた
plain-style waka; waka without rhetorical ornament
A term from classical Japanese poetics, referring to a waka poem composed in a straightforward, unadorned manner, as opposed to using figurative language or allusion. One of the six principles (六義) of waka.
See also: 六義
As one of the six principles, a 'tadagoto-uta' is considered a poem composed without elaborate rhetoric.