The Studious Inference is a solemn poetic form, originating in The Ceaseless Fingertip-Dominator. The rules of the form are applied by poets to produce individual poems which can be recited. The poem is a single couplet. The Studious Inference is always written from the perspective of the author. Use of symbolism is characteristic of the form. Every line of the poem has an initial caesura. The ending of each line of the poem shares the same rhyme. The second line of the couplet contrasts the underlying meaning of the first line. The second line of the couplet is required to maintain the phrasing of the first line. The second line of the couplet reverses the grammatical structure of the first line. The second line of the couplet presents a different view of the subject of the first line. The second line of the couplet must expand the idea of the first line. The first line is intended to describe the past. It has three syllables. The second line is intended to move away from previous ideas concerning the future. It must make use of vivid imagery. It has nine syllables.