Trochaic tetrameter

A verse rhythm with four feet, each normally consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. Shakespeare uses versions of this rhythm in the Witches’ chants.

A metre with four pairs of syllables, each normally moving from a stressed syllable to an unstressed syllable.

A verse rhythm based on four feet, each moving from a stronger to a weaker stress; the final weak syllable may be omitted.

Verse organised into four metrical feet, each normally containing a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

A rhythm built from four feet, usually with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable in each foot.

A verse rhythm with four feet per line, each normally moving from a stressed syllable to an unstressed syllable.

A metrical pattern of four stressed–unstressed pairs of syllables, often shortened at the end; its falling rhythm helps give the witches’ chants their distinctive sound.

A rhythm with four feet per line, each normally consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Verse with four metrical feet per line, each normally consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. The witches often use this rhythm, sometimes with the final unstressed syllable omitted.