falling rhythm
noun
: rhythm with stress occurring regularly on the first syllable of each foot compare rising rhythm
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The poem’s stumbling, falling rhythm elides the lofty bounce or micronarrative of a nursery rhyme in favor of a tone that’s defiantly level, even procedural.
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“Falling rhythm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling%20rhythm. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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