Iambitize is a program that extracts and creates iambic pentameters out of any text corpus. It requires Python 2.7, pronouncing, and some other standard Python modules to run properly.
An iambic pentameter is a type of metrical line often found in traditional English poetry. The term describes the rhythm of the words in a line, which is measured in feet, or small groups of syllables. An iambic foot is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. A standard line of iambic pentameter is five iambic feet in a row:
da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
The da-DUM of a human heartbeat is the most common example of this rhythm. An example from Shakespeare:
"When I do count the clock that tells the time"
To run, download the files along with any text corpus, and enter the following in the command prompt:
$ python iambitize.py [text corpus].txt
After running it on Ulysses, these Iambic pentameters were extracted:
"a stick and an umbrella dangled to"
"themselves in stylish garters leaping from"
"addicted runs directly counter to"
"the daughter of the skies the virgin moon"
Ulysses by James Joyce
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