Petrarchan sonnet¶
petrarchan_sonnet · form · validated
A sonnet of an octave rhyming ABBAABBA and a sestet, hinged on a turn between the two.
Provenance¶
- Source: Francesco Petrarca, Canzoniere (14th century)
- Attribution:
primary— a named author, work and year this catalogue stands behind - 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
- Also known as: italian sonnet
- In other languages: Italienisches Sonett (de), Sonnet italien (fr)
Prompt hint¶
Write an octave rhyming ABBAABBA, then a sestet that answers it.
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¶
octave-and-sestet¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
the cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
the sun will set behind the hill in may
a bird can fly around the house at three
the boat will drift below the open sea
the wind will move the grass and blow away
the light will fade before the end of day
the child will run across the field so free
the fox will hide beneath the fallen stone
the fish will swim beneath the frozen lake
the moon will rise and fill the sky with light
the owl will call across the dark alone
the deer will wake before the morning break
the stars will burn until the end of night
Source: constructed example; regular throughout, which real sonnets rarely are
too-few-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 fox will hide beneath the fallen stone
the birds will sing before the break of day
Source: constructed counterexample
unknown-word-mid-line¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
blorf cat can see the moon above the tree
the dog will run across the field today
the sun will set behind the hill in may
a bird can fly around the house at three
the boat will drift below the open sea
the wind will move the grass and blow away
the light will fade before the end of day
the child will run across the field so free
the fox will hide beneath the fallen stone
the fish will swim beneath the frozen lake
the moon will rise and fill the sky with light
the owl will call across the dark alone
the deer will wake before the morning break
the stars will burn until the end of night
Source: constructed example; an invented word reaches the stress fallback
oktett-und-sextett¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
der Wandrer zieht durch jenes weite Land
der Wind bewegt die Blätter in der Nacht
der Regen fällt und niemand hat gelacht
das Feuer brennt und wärmt die kalte Hand
die Blume welkt im Schatten an der Wand
die Glocke schlägt und alles ist vollbracht
der Morgen kommt und hat den Tag gebracht
die Welle rollt und stirbt am flachen Strand
ein Vogel singt am Morgen auf dem Baum
die Lampe steht und gibt uns wenig Licht
der Bauer geht am Abend nicht allein
ein Kind erwacht und ruft nach seinem Traum
der Bote kommt, doch bringt er Botschaft nicht
die Sonne sinkt und lässt den Himmel rein
Source: constructed example