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 RandomEnglishHaiku

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Generate a haiku

Contributed by: Bob Sandheinrich

ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][]

generates a random English-language haiku.

ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][words]

generates the haiku using the provided word list.

Details and Options

A haiku consists of three lines with syllable lengths of 5-7-5.
The default set of words is provided by WordList.
Words are not repeated within a line, but may be repeated in a haiku.
No punctuation or capitalization is added.
Syllables are determined using the resource function WordSyllables.

Examples

Basic Examples (2) 

Generate a haiku:

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ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][]
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Create a haiku using words from Hamlet:

In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][ TextWords[ResourceData["Hamlet"]]]
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Scope (1) 

Generate many haikus:

In[3]:=
Column@Table[Framed@ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][], {10}]
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Possible Issues (3) 

Some word lists can not create haikus:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction[ "RandomEnglishHaiku"][{"supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "superpolysyllabic"}]
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Because words are not repeated within a line, small lists also will not produce results:

In[5]:=
ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][{"a"}]
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Include enough words to fill each line:

In[6]:=
ResourceFunction[ "RandomEnglishHaiku"][{"bob", "make", "poem", "thing", "not", "fancy"}]
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Neat Examples (2) 

Highlight syllables in a haiku:

In[7]:=
StringRiffle[ Row /@ (Map[ ResourceFunction["HighlightText"][#, _, "DefaultColor" -> RandomColor[ RGBColor[1, RandomReal[{.5, 1}], _]]] &, (ResourceFunction[ "WordSyllables"] /@ StringSplit@ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][]), {2}])]
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Create a haiku for a bird:

In[8]:=
ResourceFunction["BirdSay"][ ResourceFunction["RandomEnglishHaiku"][ TextWords[WikipediaData["Bird vocalization"]]]]
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Publisher

Bob

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 06 February 2020

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