4 Beats per Line

Hello forum, Vaironl here.

I have an assignment which I can't understand at all. I have to do a boasting contest, because we read Beowulf and we now how to boasting contest ourselves.

I am writing 10 lines only which are horrible and I don't know what to do.

So far I only have these lines


1. I am the great computer programmer
2. To ever exist in this world called earth
3. No Team of tough programmers can beat me
4. Winning is not a prize I claim
5. I also learn fast and learn allot
6. Always learning new subjects
7. My finest trait is being clever
8. I am like Albert Einstein
9. My fuel is of course motivation
10. My inventions are inspirations

It's boastful. :up:
I would change allot to a lot.

How are you marking the beats in each line?

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Originally Posted by Tdol

It's boastful. :up:
I would change allot to a lot.

How are you marking the beats in each line?

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Thanks for noticing that, I just have the tendency to use words like, "allot", incorrectly.

4 beats per line, stressed/unstressed, this is precisely the part I can't understand [at all]. I just cant find the hard pronunciation.

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Originally Posted by vaironl

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4 beats per line, stressed/unstressed, this is precisely the part I can't understand [at all]. I just cant find the hard pronunciation.

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Meaning of "four beats per line" in poetry? - Yahoo! Answers

There you have the answer.