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acrostic a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words. The word is recorded from the late 16th century, and comes via French from Greek
akrostikhis, from
akron ‘end’ +
stikhos ‘row, line of verse’.
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The Alphabetic Acrostic in the Book of Lamentations
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...form of alphabetical acrostics.1 Each poem has twenty...stanza is part of the acrostic sequence. Conversely...the meaning of the acrostic in the Book of Lamentations...rhetorical phenomenon. I. Acrostics in Research Acrostic texts are found in...
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Shakespearean line-by-line acrostics.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...long line-by-line acrostics found in Shakespeare...attempt to find long acrostics, contributors played...definition of an allowable acrostic. The TITANIA acrostic...are a number of Latin acrostics--NOVATUS, SALTAT...Dream". Would this acrostic also have qualified...
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Mighty Cross About the Quote-Acrostic
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/14/1987; 700+ words
; ...Almost every word in a Quote-Acrostic is, after all, derived...have run the same Quote-Acrostic two weeks in a row. Unless your acrostics editor can improve on this...Saturday Morning Quote-Acrostic Club have asked me to write...
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The Titania acrostic revisited.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...lines that contain the acrostic--which is also spoken...Oh!" Thus, the full acrostic reads "O, Titania!" Shakespeare employed acrostics in another play. In...Scene I, there appears the acrostic "Want my baby" with quite...
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Quirky Acrostic should be suited by how race is run; SPREAD BETTING.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 6/13/2009; 473 words
; ...Sporting Index (50:30:20:10) 12-15 Acrostic, 9-12 Kavachi, 8-11 Angel Rock...5-2 Favourite Girl, Gone Hunting. Acrostic 2.35 York Buy at 1.5 in a match bet with Kavachi The Luca Cumani-trained Acrostic probably isn't the most straightforward...
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Avis Harley: African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Horn Book Magazine; 9/1/2009; ; 615 words
; Avis Harley African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways; illus...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While acrostics are often used in the primary...animals. She begins with an acrostic that uses the animal's name...that make the decoding of the acrostic part of the fun. A poem about...
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 "WR News, Edition 4 (including Science Spin)")
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Acrostic acrobatics: your words are as flexible as your imagination!
Magazine article from: WR News, Edition 4 (including Science Spin); 10/6/2006; 700+ words
; In an ACROSTIC, one word is STRETCHED to make more...in each word bank category and make an acrostic. Remember to use the suggested parts...To give you a head start, write your acrostic words at the top of your page. See where...
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Acrostic equations.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...David Morice in WW 96-179 introduced acrostic equations with the only possible perfect...me the fun I had producing a complete acrostic numerology? Current Romans--I V X...this list of 50 number names will yield acrostic equations for any named integer thru...
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African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 5/1/2009; ; 511 words
; Work Title: African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways Work Author...9780763636210 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Ah, the acrostic: uninspired staple of poetry sessions...gifts youve got, my fowl. African Acrostics is inspiration for budding poets and...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition 1 (including Science Spin)")
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Write an acrostic poem.(WRITING A POEM)
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 1 (including Science Spin); 3/1/2008; 488 words
; An acrostic poem begins with a word that is the topic...Each line describes the topic. Read the acrostic poem about worms. Then write one of...a separate piece of paper, write an acrostic poem describing you! Use your first...
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acrostic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
acrostic , arrangement of words or...or the like. A famous acrostic was made on the Greek for...There are several alphabetic acrostics (pertaining to the Hebrew...119 and Lamentations . Acrostic verses are common, and very...
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Nahum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Assyrian Empire, delivered by one Nahum of Elkosh, who is otherwise unknown. The book can be divided into two sections: an acrostic announcing the coming of divine vengeance on Nineveh; and a vivid description of the city's destruction. Nineveh fell in...
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Sir John Davies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...immortality of the soul; Orchestra; or, A Poem of Dancing (1596), an explication of the order of the universe; Hymns of Astraea (1599), acrostics on the name Elizabeth Regina; epigrams; sonnets; and tracts on the state of Ireland.
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crossword puzzle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1924 publication of a crossword puzzle book and now appear in virtually all newspapers. Players vie for titles at various crossword competitions. Reference dictionaries are published to aid players with solutions. See acrostic ; anagram .
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Verse
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...alphabet in regular order or one in which the first, middle, or final letters of the line spell a word or a phrase. — acrostic, n. , adj. Alexandrine an iambic hexameter, or iambic verse with six feet. anapest a foot of three syllables, the first...
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