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Acrostic poetry is a type of poem in which the first or the last letters of the lines form a name, topic, or word, etc. So, when reading acrostic poems vertically, the theme, phrase, or word is discernable. However, there is more to acrostic. What is an acrostic in poetry (complete definition)?
Daystar
Days hold the sun
And many wonderful
Yawns
Stars twinkling will be held
Tonight by the sky
And moon
Rising over the mountain top...
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Categories:
day, fun, moon, sky,
Form: Acrostic
HELPLESSHopeless…I’m a mess of distress
Even if it means having hopefulness,
Loved and lived life hopelessly…helplessly dying…crying…lying to myself…
Positively sure there’s no way out and I only have myself to blame…same old empty feeling once more…change is...
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Categories:
anger, angst, anxiety, cry,
Form: Acrostic
Landscape Of Your Heart
Love the landscape of your heart and soul dear brethren
Open your mind and understand the importance of love
Veer towards it with wings wide open and fly with sweet
Incline. Divinity is...
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Categories:
analogy, devotion, faith,
Form: Acrostic
keep His world safePeace is expensive it cannot be bought
Even if you have loads of money pot
All it needs is the love and trust one keeps
Caring tenderly for all hearts that beats
Enough is the greed and hate that...
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Categories:
inspiration, jesus, prayer,
Form: Acrostic
DaystarDeny your second eye and transcend with your third
Advent transforms to your True You
Yonder Hope becomes Answers
Shine in the Light of Truth
Touch of Faith is yours divine
Ascension to Heaven assured
Righteous life for evermore...
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Categories:
analogy, change, happiness,
Form: Acrostic
The Couple Down the RoadDid you ever hear about the couple down the road?
A derelict cottage now, that’s all that’s left.
You wouldn’t believe what’s said to have gone on.
Scandal this and outrage that.
There’s even been rumour of gold buried...
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Categories:
autumn,
Form: Acrostic
Speaks VolumesMy Special Poet Poetry Contest- Tom Woody
Quote: I know there is a place for me in this world, as I am needed. – Speaks Volumes (Wendy Horder)
She is lover of family, sharp in thinking
Perhaps a...
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Categories:
appreciation,
Form: Acrostic
DaystarDaystar, you warm and comfort me,
And cheer me up - fill my heart with glee.
You're my hero up so high,
Shining light so we all can see,
The source of all earth's energy,
Always there, so...
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Categories:
sun,
Form: Acrostic
KamalaKeep pressing on
And looking up
M.A.G.A. is wrong
And Star struck
Lead the way with
Amazing grace
Heroine despite
All the hate
Refuse to lose
Remember you are a winner
It’s time to choose to be a
Saint despite the sinner...
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Categories:
america, anti bullying, appreciation,
Form: Acrostic
TAHJTahj is a poet wouldn’t you know it
And a philosopher who is a photographer
He’s also a number one fabulous fantastic son
Just not on soup much due to work, college and such
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Categories:
appreciation, son,
Form: Acrostic
SMILESSomeone needs your courageous white words
Make mahogany efforts to be hazel heard
It matters not if you have eccentric emerald style
Long as you’ve got heart and that silver smile
Enchanting encouraging ebony embraces
Silhouette of love across fuchsia...
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Categories:
appreciation, art, courage, encouraging,
Form: Acrostic
P U P P E T E E Rprevents his victim from having friends
undermines her relationship with her family
provokes her into isolating from all other people
pressures her into pleasing him with disappointed looks
exercises his will through pouts and jeers
teases her into seeing things...
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Categories:
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Acrostic
mantis
monogamous not
awful courtmanship
nips off lover’s head
tally ho handsome
imponderable female
seduces new prospect...
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Categories:
animal,
Form: Acrostic
RainbowR-raining and pouring
a-again a black cloud
i-is seen
n-next to the sun
...
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Categories:
rainbow,
Form: Acrostic
The Lake I RunSlits of sunlight dappling the lake I run.
Even dragonflies buzz about with importance.
Against all odds, I'm against all the odds.
Glistening listening to love laps.
Lush rushes of hot air.
And wet lips with slips and rips and...
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Categories:
sea,
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Acrostic Poems
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Definition | What is Acrostic in Poetry?