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Abecedarian Poem Definition | What is Abecedarian Poem? - PoetrySoup

Definition

(Or ABCEDARIUS) Type of acrostic where each line or verse begins with a successive letter of the alphabet until the end of the alphabet is reached. Sometimes known as an alphabet poem.

Example

AN A.B.C.by Geoffrey Chaucer
http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21468/AN_ABC

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