Pentametron is almost making sense

[jwgh]

Pentametron is a script that creates sonnets using recently-posted iambic tweets. Usually the sonnets don't make a whole lot of sense, but this one is pretty good, partly because of the 'I have a very short attention span' excuse.

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RT @jjongcum

about 20 minutes ago

i bought a pencil case and pencils yay

RT @ashLEE_____

about 20 minutes ago

i took a 20 minute nap today "/

RT @Cyanide_doll92

about 46 minutes ago

My girlfriends mother is a lunatic

RT @cALLYSExx

about 46 minutes ago

this has become annoying very quick

RT @MyVoiceWetPants

about 1 hour ago

I wanna be a singing porno star

RT @Hold_meh_TIGHT

about 1 hour ago

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar

RT @SUCK_MI_BOOBIES

about 2 hours ago

I have a very short attention span !

RT @nicoo_suaveee

about 2 hours ago

John Mayer will forever be the man.

RT @superapplejuice

about 2 hours ago

This morning seems a little cooler no?

RT @khiness

about 2 hours ago

i need a texting buddy... ready? go.

RT @ellienovack

about 3 hours ago

So late and haven't even showered yet

RT @isighalot

about 3 hours ago

I am a product of the Internet

RT @__VIXMCMXCVII

about 4 hours ago

Her kisses sweeter than a cherry PIE .

RT @benroperrr

about 9 hours ago

Looks like another boring night in #sigh

Comments

[ikkyu2.livejournal.com]

I have read worse sonnets created in earnest by humans.

[doctroid.livejournal.com]

Needs a better rhyme scheme.

[jwgh]

That was kind of my thought too, but it seems to me that it wouldn't be that much harder to make the script churn out pantoums or whatever, though Ranjit may or may not want to put in the time to do it.

I did notice what seems to be a bug in the script. Occasionally it will find three lines in a row that rhyme and it will use all three instead of waiting for a fourth, then will go on to a different rhyme. The most recent example of this I can find is:


Her kisses sweeter than a cherry PIE .
Looks like another boring night in #sigh
I've never been the social butterfly 🐛
Got my goodmorning mentions out the way

My brother getting me Chinese today♥
Smiles form the channel of a future tear.
East London also has a placement year...
Last final of the undergrad career

[ikkyu2.livejournal.com]

Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour;

et c. ad naus.