/* 
This is the skeleton of a program to generate free style poetry.

Laura Toma
csci 107
*/


import java.util.Random;

public class Poet {

	//lists of words
	static String [] verblist = {"walks", "eats", "sleeps", "works", "studies"};
	static String [] nounlist = {"student", "professor"}; 
	static String [] pronounlist = {"i", "you"}; 
	static String [] adjlist = {"pretty", "smart", "fun"}; 
	static String [] objlist = {"flowers", "books"};
	
	static Random rand = new Random();   // a random number generator

	
	/* parameters: a list of words 'list' is given
	   action: return a random word from the list of words
	*/
	static String word(String [] list) {
		
		//s is a random number in the range 0 to n-1
		int s = rand.nextInt(list.length);
		
		//print the s-th word from the list of words
		return list[s] + " ";
	}
	
	
	//action: return a random verb from verblist
	static String verb() {
			return word(verblist);
	}
	
	//action: return a random noun from nounlist
	static String noun() {
		return word(nounlist);
	}
	
	//action: return a random pronoun from pronounlist
	static String pronoun() {
		return word(pronounlist);
	}
	
	//action: return a random adjective from adjlist
	static String adjective() {
		return word(adjlist);
	}
	
	//action: return a random object from objlist
	static String object() {
		return word(objlist);
	}
	
	//action: print a verse
	static void printVerse() {
		
		// formula for a verse is 
		// verse ==> 'The' adjective noun verb adjective object
		System.out.println("The " +
						   adjective() + noun() + verb() +	adjective() + object());
	}
	
	//action: generate a stanza
	static void  stanza() {
		int i=0; 
		
		// stanza of 4 verses
		while (i<4) {
			printVerse();
			i++;
		}
		System.out.println();
	}
	

	public static void main (String args[]) {
				
		//generate one stanza
		stanza();		
	}
	
} // end of class