Scrollbeat Meter

​A line of 7 syllables, with a natural caesura (pause) after the 3rd and 4th syllable, divided 3|4 followed by 4|3, in alternation. Each line is standalone in rhythm and meaning, but crafted to "flow down" the cellphone screen when stacked.

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Form:

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• 7 syllables per line (short enough to avoid wrapping on cellphone screen)

• Soft break after syllable 3, then 4

• Feels like speech, or fragments of thought

• Easy to swipe through

• Combines poetic structure with TikTok scroll logic

 

Example of a stanza written in Scrollbeat:

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Dreams don't die, they shift their shape
Flicker fast like text on glass
Eyes don’t blink, just swipe and move
Truth is small and told in loops

 

This new form:

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• Feels musical, like song lyrics, or chanted mantras

• Fits perfectly on one screen line in most mobile UIs

• Invites scrolling; every new line is a reward

• Allows ambiguity and compression, which Gen Z appreciates subliminally

• Embodies the cadence of chat, memes, and voiceovers