Tropical Storm Hillary Makes Landfall!
What better time to ask BingAI to emulate the poetic style of the writer of "The Tempest"? Here's the prompt:
"Hey, I'd like it if you could write a Shakespearean sonnet about Tropical Storm Hillary that is about to impact California."
Here's the poem I received for that. I also got a bit of an explanation of what a Shakespearean sonnet, which was unnecessary but appreciated.
The Stormy Sonnet of Hilary
By BingAI
Behold, the mighty Hilary doth rage
With winds and waves that threaten to destroy
The lands and shores that in her path engage
And fill the hearts of dwellers with no joy.
She was a hurricane of great renown
That from the tropic waters took her birth
And swiftly moved along the coast, a frown
Upon her face, a menace to the earth.
But lo, she hath been weakened by the time
She reached the border of the Golden State
And though she still can cause some floods and slime
She is no more a dreadful force of fate.
Yet still we must prepare for her arrival
And hope that we can all ensure survival.
And here are all the articles BingAI cited.
1) MSN
2) Tropical Storm Hilary live: Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits as California braced for ‘life-threatening’ floods (yahoo.com)
3) Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico's Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California (detroitnews.com)
4) Hilary live updates: California officials warn 'worst of the storm has yet to come' as Hilary makes landfall (nbcnews.com)
5) Tropical Storm Hilary is battering California with heavy rains | CNN
6) Hilary Carving Flooded Path Through West | Weather.com
Please spare a thought for all the people in this tropical storm's path. This is entirely unprecedented for California, and could still be pretty bad, despite the downgrade from being a real hurricane.