acrostic
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He composed a melody and set an acrostic poem to it, with the first letter of each line spelling the name “Igor” in Russian.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
We love a good sonnet, acrostic or villanelle.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 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
Times fan and acrostic enthusiast, consider this booklet of more than 80 crossword puzzles in a range of difficulties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
I say, “This is him, Calvin. This is Benny Kilmartin. He wrote the acrostic poem. The one in my room. You remember?”
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
Scholars have found what appear to be other “Paradise Lost” acrostics, including one discovered in 1977.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
Printed vertically, they’d be called acrostics; horizontally, they’re often called backronyms.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2016
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
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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