Heroic couplet¶
heroic_couplet · form · validated
Rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines, usually end-stopped.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; the dominant English verse form of the 17th and 18th centuries
- 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,phonemes,stress,syllables.heuristic - Deterministic: yes
Prompt hint¶
Write in rhyming pairs of ten-syllable iambic lines.
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¶
rhyming-pairs¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
a bird can fly around the house at three
the dog will run across the field today
the sun will set behind the hill in may
Source: constructed example
no-rhyme¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
the fox will hide beneath the fallen stone
the moon will rise behind the hill at nine
Source: constructed counterexample
unknown-word-mid-line¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
blorf cat can see the moon above the tree
a bird can fly around the house at three
the dog will run across the field today
the sun will set behind the hill in may
Source: constructed example; an invented word reaches the stress fallback
gereimte-paare¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
das Feuer brennt und wärmt die kalte Hand
der Wind bewegt die Blätter in der Nacht
der Regen fällt und niemand hat gelacht
Source: constructed example