Ottava rima¶
ottava_rima · form · validated
Eight-line stanzas rhyming ABABABCC, the closing couplet turning the stanza.
Provenance¶
- Source: Traditional; Giovanni Boccaccio's Teseida (c. 1340)
- 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
- In other languages: Stanze (de), Ottava rima (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Write eight-line stanzas rhyming ABABABCC.
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¶
abababcc¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
a kestrel flies around the house at three
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the owl will call across the dark at sea
the fox will hide beneath the fallen way
the mice will creep beside the ancient stone
the birds will sing before the day has flown
Source: constructed example
seven-lines¶
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
a bird can fly around the house at three
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the owl will call across the dark at sea
the fox will hide beneath the fallen way
the mice will creep beside the ancient stone
Source: constructed counterexample
eight-lines-couplet-broken¶
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
a bird can fly around the house at three
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the owl will call across the dark at sea
the fox will hide beneath the fallen way
the mice will creep beside the ancient stone
the birds will sing before the day has gone
Source: constructed counterexample; eight lines, the closing couplet not rhyming
eight-lines-one-unmetrical¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
the cat can see the moon over the tree
the dog will run across the field today
a bird can fly around the house at three
the sun will set behind the hill in may
the owl will call across the dark at sea
the fox will hide beneath the fallen way
the mice will creep beside the ancient stone
the birds will sing before the day has flown
Source: constructed counterexample; eight lines, one trochee against the beat
abababcc¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Wind bewegt die Blätter in der Nacht
das Feuer brennt und wärmt die kalte Hand
der Regen fällt und niemand hat gelacht
die Blume welkt im Schatten an der Wand
die Glocke schlägt und alles ist vollbracht
ein Vogel singt am Morgen auf dem Baum
ein Kind erwacht und ruft nach seinem Traum
Source: constructed example