What's In Your Name

Sensationally super, and Sagittarius son of John Spence Pleasantly personable, and matriarch Maud Spence’s son Enabling, exquisite, eloquent, evolving and enterprising Naturally nice, no nonsense, and a nutritionist nobleman Carrot consumer, constant comrade and cold-war veteran Equitably enlightened, and just an elegant eggnog taster Jumping Jupiter, a jubilant sundae lover, and just a jewel! Comments: During my twenty plus years of military service I was always called Spence, J. That's just the way the government does business. This acrostic is about Spence, J. It's crafted on a combination of alliteration, assonance and consonance sounding words. Eggnog at Christmas is my favorite. Having a Sunday afternoon sundae at the ice cream parlor is oh so tasty. Wow! I just love it!!! Anyway, here are some comments on writing an acrostic. The basic acrostic poem is formed by writing a word vertically down the page, which may also be the topic of the poem. It’s recommended to use one letter per line, and the beginning letters should be all capital ones. Each line of the poem should begin with the letter on that line and the line should pertain to the word or title being used. Some may recommend using one word or a phrase which does not have to rhyme; however, one may move beyond the basic acrostic form and use a complete thought with a rhyming sequence. It’s also recommended to use adjectives and phrases that describe the word or subject of the acrostic. Finally, one may take the quantum leap and write a double acrostic where the first and last letters of each line are the same.