Englyn¶
englyn · form · validated
A short Welsh stanza in strict metre, its lines governed by syllable count and by the consonantal chiming of cynghanedd.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; Welsh strict-metre poetry
- Attribution:
traditional— classical or folk; no single origin to name - Checkability:
self— decidable from the text and its parameters alone - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: restrictive
- Languages: en
- Requires:
tokens,syllables.heuristic,phonemes - Deterministic: yes
Prompt hint¶
Write a short strict-metre stanza binding the lines by consonant patterning.
Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
unknown_rhyme |
string | undecidable |
What a line ending absent from the pronouncing dictionary means: leave the pair unscored (undecidable), let it satisfy the scheme (free), or fail it (strict). |
Examples¶
ten-six-seven-seven¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the summer evening settles by the bay
beside the quiet way
and the swallow calls the day
and the river hums today
Source: constructed example; syllable pattern and unodl rhyme after the strict-metre form
wrong-first-line¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
a short first line
beside the quiet way
and the swallow calls the day
and the river hums today
Source: constructed counterexample
first-line-one-syllable-long¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the summer evening settles by the great bay
beside the quiet way
and the swallow calls the day
and the river hums today
Source: constructed counterexample; the rhyme holds, only the syllable count is wrong
second-line-off-the-rhyme¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the summer evening settles by the bay
beside the quiet stone
and the swallow calls the day
and the river hums today
Source: constructed counterexample; the syllable pattern holds, only the unodl rhyme breaks
zehn-sechs-sieben-sieben¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
der Sommerabend legt sich auf das Land
am stillen weißen Strand
und die Schwalbe ruft zur Hand
und der Fluss singt in dem Sand
Source: constructed example; the 10-6-7-7 measure and single rhyme of the strict-metre form
dix-six-sept-sept¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Le vent se lève et emporte l'amour
et la nuit suit le jour
le vent se tait pour toujours
et les feuilles tombent autour
Source: constructed example; the 10-6-7-7 measure and single rhyme of the strict-metre form
premiere-ligne-trop-courte¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Le vent se lève
et la nuit suit le jour
le vent se tait pour toujours
et les feuilles tombent autour
Source: constructed counterexample; the syllable count is wrong and the rhyme breaks too