Ballad, elegy, and tanka are all types of

Alexandrine is a poetic meter that consists of twelve syllables, often divided into two hemistichs of six syllables each. While it was used in some English poetry, it is not characteristic of the meter commonly found in the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, which predominantly feature iambic pentameter.

Ballad meter typically consists of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter, creating a distinct rhythmic pattern suited for narrative poetry. This meter is less common in the dramatic works of the period in question, which favored iambic pentameter for its fluidity and expressiveness.

Trochaic tetrameter features four trochees per line, each composed of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. While this meter appears in some poetic forms, it is not the dominant meter used in the plays of the time, which predominantly rely on iambic pentameter for their structure.