July 31, 2016 19:52
diff --git a/Poetry Generator Project.js b/Poetry Generator Project.js
 var myTestText = 'In pre-revolutionary France, the president of a Parlement evolved into a powerful magistrate, a member of the so-called noblesse de robe ("nobility of the gown"), with considerable judicial as well as administrative authority. The name referred to her primary role of presiding over trials and other hearings. In the 17th and 18th centuries, seats in the Parlements, including presidencies, became effectively hereditary, since the holder of the office could ensure that it would pass to an heir by paying the crown a special tax known as the paulette. The post of "first president" (premier président), however, could only be held by the King\'s nominees. The Parlements were abolished by the French Revolution. In modern France the chief judge of a court is known as its president (président de la cour).'

 function buildMarkovChain(str) {
 	var cleanStr = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[,.?()"]/g,''); // remove punctuation
 	// var cleanStr = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,' '); // this approach removes accented characters
 	var allWords = [];
 	allWords = cleanStr.split(/\s/g); // make array allWords with all words in str
 	var corpusArr = [];
 	corpusArr = allWords.filter(function(value, index){
 		return allWords.indexOf(value) === index; // then make corpusArr, an array of unique words in str
 	});
 	var corpusObj = {};
 	// loop through the unique corpusArr words
 	for (var i = 0; i < corpusArr.length; i++) {
 	// for each corpusArr word, loop through its indices in allWords
 		var thisWord = corpusArr[i]; // define thisWord for easy future reference
 		var indexOfThisWord = 0; // indexOfThisWord tracks the position of thisWord in allWords, starting at the 0th index
 		var wordsAfterThisWord = []; // wordsAfterThisWord will hold all of the words that come after thisWord in allWords
 		while (indexOfThisWord > -1) { // keep looping while we're still finding matches
 			 indexOfThisWord = allWords.indexOf(thisWord,indexOfThisWord); // set indexOfThisWord to the 1st occurence of thisWord
 			if (indexOfThisWord + 1 === allWords.length) { // checks if we're at the last word in the string ...
 				wordsAfterThisWord = []; // ... and creates an empty array
 			} else {
 				var wordToAddToNextWords = allWords[indexOfThisWord + 1]; // picks out the word that follows thisWord in the string
 				if (wordsAfterThisWord.indexOf(wordToAddToNextWords) === -1) { // check to make sure we're not pushing a duplicate
 					wordsAfterThisWord.push(wordToAddToNextWords); // if not, then push this into wordsAfterThisWord array
 				}
 			}
 			indexOfThisWord = allWords.indexOf(thisWord,indexOfThisWord + 1); // find the next occurence
 		}
 		corpusObj[thisWord] = wordsAfterThisWord;
 	}
 	return corpusObj;
 }

 var markovChain = buildMarkovChain(myTestText);

 function writeLine(markovObj, numWords) {
 	// generate a random starting key in markovObj
 	var words = Object.keys(markovObj);
 	nextWord = words[Math.floor(Math.random()*words.length)];
 	// loop numWords times and build lineToReturn
 	if (numWords === 0) return "";
 	var lineToReturn = nextWord + " ";
 	for (var i = 1; i < numWords; i++) {
 		var randomVal = Math.floor(Math.random()*markovObj[nextWord].length);
 		nextWord = (markovObj[nextWord][randomVal]) ? markovObj[nextWord][randomVal] : words[Math.floor(Math.random()*words.length)];
 		lineToReturn += nextWord + " ";
 	}
 	return lineToReturn;
 }

 function writePoem(markovObj, numLines) {
 	var poem = "";
 	for (var i = 0; i < numLines; i++) {
 		var numWords = Math.floor(Math.random()* 5 + 3);
 		poem += writeLine(markovObj, numWords) + "\n";
 	}
 	return poem;
 }

 console.log(writePoem(markovChain,35));
diff --git a/Poetry Generator Project_console_dump.txt b/Poetry Generator Project_console_dump.txt
 Native Browser JavaScript
 >>> centuries seats in the gown with considerable 
 parlement evolved into a parlement evolved 
 with considerable judicial as well as the 
 pass to an heir by 
 post of first president premier président however 
 and 18th centuries seats in modern france 
 considerable judicial as administrative authority the 
 in modern france the 
 office could only be 
 were abolished by paying the so-called noblesse 
 well as its president président 
 other hearings in modern france the crown 
 parlement evolved into a parlement evolved 
 first president premier président de robe 
 presiding over trials and 
 nobility of first president of the 
 parlement evolved into a special tax known 
 member of a member of 
 member of the gown with 
 post of a parlement evolved into 
 powerful magistrate a member of first 
 were abolished by the crown a member 
 an heir by the name 
 member of first president of 
 be held by paying the 
 de la cour judge 
 be held by the parlements 
 france the office could only be 
 the name referred to her primary role 
 chief judge of first 
 judge of first president président de 
 and other hearings in modern france 
 hearings in the 
 pre-revolutionary france the 17th and 
 de robe nobility of the
	var myTestText = 'In pre-revolutionary France, the president of a Parlement evolved into a powerful magistrate, a member of the so-called noblesse de robe ("nobility of the gown"), with considerable judicial as well as administrative authority. The name referred to her primary role of presiding over trials and other hearings. In the 17th and 18th centuries, seats in the Parlements, including presidencies, became effectively hereditary, since the holder of the office could ensure that it would pass to an heir by paying the crown a special tax known as the paulette. The post of "first president" (premier président), however, could only be held by the King\'s nominees. The Parlements were abolished by the French Revolution. In modern France the chief judge of a court is known as its president (président de la cour).'

	function buildMarkovChain(str) {
	var cleanStr = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[,.?()"]/g,''); // remove punctuation
	// var cleanStr = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g,' '); // this approach removes accented characters
	var allWords = [];
	allWords = cleanStr.split(/\s/g); // make array allWords with all words in str
	var corpusArr = [];
	corpusArr = allWords.filter(function(value, index){
	return allWords.indexOf(value) === index; // then make corpusArr, an array of unique words in str
	});
	var corpusObj = {};
	// loop through the unique corpusArr words
	for (var i = 0; i < corpusArr.length; i++) {
	// for each corpusArr word, loop through its indices in allWords
	var thisWord = corpusArr[i]; // define thisWord for easy future reference
	var indexOfThisWord = 0; // indexOfThisWord tracks the position of thisWord in allWords, starting at the 0th index
	var wordsAfterThisWord = []; // wordsAfterThisWord will hold all of the words that come after thisWord in allWords
	while (indexOfThisWord > -1) { // keep looping while we're still finding matches
	indexOfThisWord = allWords.indexOf(thisWord,indexOfThisWord); // set indexOfThisWord to the 1st occurence of thisWord
	if (indexOfThisWord + 1 === allWords.length) { // checks if we're at the last word in the string ...
	wordsAfterThisWord = []; // ... and creates an empty array
	} else {
	var wordToAddToNextWords = allWords[indexOfThisWord + 1]; // picks out the word that follows thisWord in the string
	if (wordsAfterThisWord.indexOf(wordToAddToNextWords) === -1) { // check to make sure we're not pushing a duplicate
	wordsAfterThisWord.push(wordToAddToNextWords); // if not, then push this into wordsAfterThisWord array
	}
	}
	indexOfThisWord = allWords.indexOf(thisWord,indexOfThisWord + 1); // find the next occurence
	}
	corpusObj[thisWord] = wordsAfterThisWord;
	}
	return corpusObj;
	}

	var markovChain = buildMarkovChain(myTestText);

	function writeLine(markovObj, numWords) {
	// generate a random starting key in markovObj
	var words = Object.keys(markovObj);
	nextWord = words[Math.floor(Math.random()*words.length)];
	// loop numWords times and build lineToReturn
	if (numWords === 0) return "";
	var lineToReturn = nextWord + " ";
	for (var i = 1; i < numWords; i++) {
	var randomVal = Math.floor(Math.random()*markovObj[nextWord].length);
	nextWord = (markovObj[nextWord][randomVal]) ? markovObj[nextWord][randomVal] : words[Math.floor(Math.random()*words.length)];
	lineToReturn += nextWord + " ";
	}
	return lineToReturn;
	}

	function writePoem(markovObj, numLines) {
	var poem = "";
	for (var i = 0; i < numLines; i++) {
	var numWords = Math.floor(Math.random()* 5 + 3);
	poem += writeLine(markovObj, numWords) + "\n";
	}
	return poem;
	}

	console.log(writePoem(markovChain,35));
	Native Browser JavaScript
	>>> centuries seats in the gown with considerable
	parlement evolved into a parlement evolved
	with considerable judicial as well as the
	pass to an heir by
	post of first president premier président however
	and 18th centuries seats in modern france
	considerable judicial as administrative authority the
	in modern france the
	office could only be
	were abolished by paying the so-called noblesse
	well as its president président
	other hearings in modern france the crown
	parlement evolved into a parlement evolved
	first president premier président de robe
	presiding over trials and
	nobility of first president of the
	parlement evolved into a special tax known
	member of a member of
	member of the gown with
	post of a parlement evolved into
	powerful magistrate a member of first
	were abolished by the crown a member
	an heir by the name
	member of first president of
	be held by paying the
	de la cour judge
	be held by the parlements
	france the office could only be
	the name referred to her primary role
	chief judge of first
	judge of first president président de
	and other hearings in modern france
	hearings in the
	pre-revolutionary france the 17th and
	de robe nobility of the