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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)?
God's Milk In A Ball of SilkPure and plain like a plump white plum,
Evenness of color in a swirling euphoric fog.
Alchemy in a shell ready to sell for the chance of romance.
Round and rolling right out of Heaven's Chest.
Line, string, &...
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Categories:
beautiful, beauty,
Form: Acrostic
LOVELeaving all
Others behind.
Visualize it; two people beginning
Each day with one another....
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Categories:
devotion, inspiration, passion, romantic
Form: Acrostic
Alphabet Poetry Soup, Part XI
Angelic
Bardic
Composers
Dole
Everlasting
Fabled
Garnishments.
Heathenistic
Improvisors
Jostle
Kitchen
Ladles.
Metrical Composers
Nourish
Otherworldly
Poetizers'
Quirky
Rumbling
Stomachs.
Tenacious
Umbelliferous
Versifiers
Whisking
Xysters
Yolk fully
and
Zestfully.
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Categories:
green, poetry,
Form: Acrostic
BlondeI hate that Nellie Olson
—Laura Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie
I’ll fix her. You’ll see.
—Nellie Olson, Little House on the Prairie
(regarding Laura)
Season 6, Episode 2: The two get muddy fighting over a man. Nellie gets...
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angst, jealousy,
Form: Acrostic
BlueB aring tootsies in wall to wall teal; daring to be
L evitated with auspicious fairy dust, brought
U nderneath cerulean canopy of Arcadia
E nveloped...
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Categories:
fantasy,
Form: Acrostic
YellowShe turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.”
—A. A. Milne
Y our old-fashioned lemony pie
E specially with meringue
L uxurious curd of citrusy yellow
L ight hue...
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Categories:
food,
Form: Acrostic
WAR OF WORDSW- what is it with our tongues, Sierra Leoneans
A- Always spiteful in political discussion
R- Ruthless in our quest to win.
O- Oh, if only we knew that silence could avert
F- Fires sparked from...
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12th grade, anger, political,
Form: Acrostic
The solider called RainbowRunning
And a hiding
In the water he would float
No one knew when he'd strike
Bow and arrow no joke
Overturning the odds he fought until the end
War he thought it was but it would end in peace again!!!!!!!!...
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Categories:
war,
Form: Acrostic
W-E-L-C-O-M-E-DWell come on in, I'll bolt the door,
Excuse the dog mess, on the floor,
Let's get this one bar fire to roar,
Coffee's still warm, so I'll just pour,
Oat meal biscuits? go on take four,
Money troubles? heard...
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Categories:
dog, fire, home, money,
Form: Acrostic
Heart
"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it..."
E.E. Cummings
Heaven sent you to be with me
Even though I value being free.
As an unexpected turn,
Resistance was...
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Categories:
heart, love, metaphor, relationship,
Form: Acrostic
MamaM•ostly sugar with some cinnamon and everything nice
O•utstandingly created with sprinkles of salt and pepper too with cajun spice
T•he makings of this beautiful creation by the most high
H•er sweet soul essence is aptly displayed in...
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Categories:
appreciation, beautiful, blessing, for
Form: Acrostic
PopsD•isciplinarian and teacher extraordinaire
A man after God's own heart who is strict but fair
D•idn't go to college but he has a shed load of knowledge
D•oesn't have millions in the bank but he's far...
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appreciation, blessing, dad, education,
Form: Acrostic
WealthH•aving it is worth more than gold
E•ating to live and not living to eat invigorates
the body and soul
A•bstaining from deleterious things that are meant to
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Categories:
blessing, happiness, health, inspiration,
Form: Acrostic
Love JonesBefore my first kiss or chivalrous embrace
A throbbing pulse in my heart started to race
Sweetly my love for you began to grow
Knickerbockers I love to watch and I never miss The Lake
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Categories:
america, appreciation, art, basketball,
Form: Acrostic
The HelpM•any try to toe the line but somehow manage to go astray
Y•oung to old, so many, too many travel this way
H•arnessing spiritual power in this dimension is the aim and
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Categories:
allah, christian, faith, god,
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Acrostic Poems
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alcohol, animal, autumn, children, christmas, easter, funny, halloween, kids, name, school, seasons, smoking, spring, summer, winter, word,
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Definition | What is Acrostic in Poetry?