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.


RT @jjongcum
about 20 minutes ago
i bought a pencil case and pencils yay

RT @ashLEE_____
about 20 minutes ago
i took a 20

Comments

[ikkyu2]

I have read worse sonnets created in earnest by humans.

[doctroid]

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]

Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour;

et c. ad naus.