A trochee is a metrical foot made up of two syllables, with the first stressed and the second unstressed, as in TA-ble or HAP-py. Poets use trochaic rhythm to create a firm, falling beat that can sound brisk, emphatic, or songlike.
Example
HUNgry wind in WINter trees
SHAKes the BRANCHes, SINGS through LEAVES