Falling meter is a metrical pattern in which the stressed syllable comes first, followed by one or more unstressed syllables. Common falling meters include trochaic and dactylic rhythms. Poets use falling meter to create a strong opening beat and a sense of movement that often feels forceful, driving, or more downward than rising meter.
Example
DAWN on the hill, then the shadows went sliding
WAVES at the shore kept on softly receding