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
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
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
The Empress saw that acrostic sonnet as one of the “poems of the week” on the website of the journal Light and ding!
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020
She assigns us to write an acrostic of our names, which is a poem where, for each letter of your name, you describe yourself with a word or phrase that starts with that letter.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
