Poetry of the Crowd: A Human Computation Algorithm to Convert Prose into Rhyming Verse

Authors

  • Quanze Chen University of Pennsylvania
  • Chenyang Lei University of Pennsylvania
  • Wei Xu University of Pennsylvania
  • Ellie Pavlick University of Pennsylvania
  • Chris Callison-Burch University of Pennsylvania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/hcomp.v2i1.13189

Keywords:

Human Computation, Natural Language Processing, Poem Generation

Abstract

Poetry composition is a very complex task that requires a poet to satisfy multiple constraints concurrently. We believe that the task can be augmented by combining the creative abilities of humans with computational algorithms that efficiently constrain and permute available choices. We present a hybrid method for generating poetry from prose that combines crowdsourcing with natural language processing (NLP) machinery. We test the ability of crowd workers to accomplish the technically challenging and creative task of composing poems.

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Published

2014-09-05

How to Cite

Chen, Q., Lei, C., Xu, W., Pavlick, E., & Callison-Burch, C. (2014). Poetry of the Crowd: A Human Computation Algorithm to Convert Prose into Rhyming Verse. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing, 2(1), 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1609/hcomp.v2i1.13189