The Chaff of Conjecturing is a solemn poetic form intended to make an apology, originating in The Fusible Sabres. The rules of the form are applied by poets to produce individual poems which can be recited. The poem is a single couplet. The Chaff of Conjecturing is always written from the perspective of the author. Use of elision is characteristic of the form. A form of parallelism is common throughout the poem, in that certain lines often contrast underlying meaning. The first line concerns the past. It has nine syllables. It has a medial caesura. The second line concerns current events. It has seven syllables. It has a medial caesura.