acrostic

The music is based on an acrostic poem the choreographer George Balanchine wrote in 1946 as a birthday present for the composer Igor Stravinsky.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

The album title is an acrostic for her family nickname, Simbi - and her lyrics often delve into the darkest corners of her backstory.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

In Week 1406 we asked for acrostic poems, which vertically spell out a relevant word or name with the first letter of each line.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2020

As someone who doesn’t start his day with a crossword or, heaven forbid, an acrostic, I felt as though I had wandered into a tribe of idle eggheads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2020

And if she ever wrote one of those acrostic poems from her name, well, that would be very long.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

One of the greatest American composers, clearly the greatest lyricist — and, by virtue of those two rarely linked greatnesses, the essential musical dramatist of our time — wanted to talk about double acrostics.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021

I do acrostics and logic games and crossword puzzles in pen, and if one of those crosswords is too easy I will cover up all the “Across” clues.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020

Scholars have found what appear to be other “Paradise Lost” acrostics, including one discovered in 1977.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2019

The New York Times has featured its crossword puzzle since 1942, while other newspapers have carried comics, word puzzles and acrostics.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2014

While the rest of the class shares their acrostics, I write a new one in the margin of my notebook, shielding it with my arm so no one can see.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish