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acrostic

[uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik] / əˈkrɔ stɪk, əˈkrɒs tɪk /


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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

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

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