For National Novel Generation Month 2017
A sestina poem is a poem that features six stanzas (five 6-line stanzas and a 3-line envoi), and six words that are repeated in specific places. This program uses corpora datasets and tracery to generate these poems.
The absurdist-unity.py file generates sestina poems that shows the unity among various people through the objects they use.
To generate your own poems (which will be located in absurdist-unity.txt), run:
python absurdist-unity.py
Here's one example:
The filling machine operator poured a sandglass
The dry-cleaning worker sniffed a fridge
The social service assistant stripped a sofa
The expediting clerk sprouted a vase
The podiatrist prayed a water
The hoist and winch operator described a sandglass
The claims examiner visited a tomato
The faller excused a tomato
The software engineer surprised a fridge
The psychiatrist admitted a sandglass
The hotel desk clerk reigned a sofa
The vocational counselor communicated a water
The door-to-door sales worker fancied a vase
The mobile home installer cured a vase
The paving equipment operator tested a tomato
The training and development specialist muddled a water
The hostler sprayed a fridge
The apparel patternmaker relaxed a sofa
The shaper pleased a sandglass
The blockmason hopped a sandglass
The auto damage insurance appraiser suspended a vase
The editor banned a sofa
The veterinary assistant stained a tomato
The gynecologist married a fridge
The hand packer sparked a water
The automotive and watercraft service attendant messed up a water
The radiologic technologist returned a sandglass
The adult education teacher observed a fridge
The power plant operator pulled a vase
The cargo agent prepared a tomato
The electrical installer pecked a sofa
The drier operator sailed a sofa and a water
The audiologist rinsed a tomato and a sandglass
The aircraft mechanic rhyme a vase and a fridge