acrostic

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One picture spelled out the words that for them embodied the Queen in an acrostic: "Quintessential, Unwavering, Eloquent, Elegant, Noble."

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022

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

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

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