The Rank Partiality is a light poetic form intended to express pleasure with war, originating in The Spine of Hives. The form guides poets during improvised performances. The poem is a single quintain. Use of metaphor and juxtaposition 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 has four syllables. The second line has five syllables. The third line has five syllables. The fourth line has seven syllables. The fifth line has ten syllables. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBAB.