acrostic
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Acróstico means acrostic, and the first letters of the five-line verses for Shakira’s new song spell out the names of her sons, Milan and Sasha.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
The poem employs the form of a double acrostic - meaning the first letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022
We love a good sonnet, acrostic or villanelle.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
