acrostic
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The poem published Tuesday, “Floral Tribute,” is in the form of a double acrostic, which means that the first letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
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
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
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
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
I have often thought of those double acrostics, their letters tossed through the air like shuttlecocks, in trying to understand how Mr. Sondheim managed to do what he did.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Anglo-Latin riddlers often put their collections together in a very particular order involving elaborate acrostics.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 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
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
Vocabulary lists containing acrostic
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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