A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza; - read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson]
In a wider sense the name acrostic is applied to alphabetical or "abecedarian" poems. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
The first four chapters are acrostic, that is each verse begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books] Reference
Comments: Can you imagine how hard it is to remember the word "acrostic"?. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry: Broken Wings] Reference
He prided himself on knowing his way around an acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Now if he had only made the whole screed an acrostic …. From Wordnik.com. [The February Rasmussen Trust Numbers. | RedState] Reference
OpEdNews - Quicklink: A Lot of Planning (An acrostic poem). From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: A Lot of Planning (An acrostic poem)] Reference
What acrostic upon the abbreviation of his first name had he. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
Again, the 119th Psalm is an acrostic, or an alphabetical Psalm. From Wordnik.com. [The Children's Six Minutes] Reference
Margot, who is already begging him to make an acrostic for her, thinks. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
There is an acrostic upon your name waiting for you here from Marie. '. From Wordnik.com. [Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert] Reference
If I was creative I would give you ideas in an acrostic form, but uh …. From Wordnik.com. [Fill my idea jar! «] Reference
I did all the regular things: the ACTS acrostic and extemporaneous prayer. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-01] Reference
For the author, who obviously never read Proust, this is an acrostic. reply. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzenegger Gives California Legislature A Hidden Finger] Reference
The text of Illibata, presumably written by the composer, forms an acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
From John:Is America's newest weapon in the war on terror the... acrostic poem?. From Wordnik.com. [11/11/2007] Reference
I really liked the autumn acrostic you wrote for Tricia's Monday Poetry Stretch. From Wordnik.com. [The WritingYA Weblog: Poetry Friday: Breathing Through Change] Reference
A popular acrostic device which appeared often in the literature was Radix Omnium. From Wordnik.com. [REFORMATION] Reference
Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
One of Cuthbert Bede's proudest memories was the introduction of the double acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Rental Properties throughout France. acrostiche (akro-steesh) noun, masculine acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
Emergent uses it as well, even if they don't paste the acrostic on everything anymore. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Flirting with Emergent, part III] Reference
I had an acrostic once sent to me upon my own name, which I was not at all pleased with. From Wordnik.com. [Emma]
The acrostic can then be interpreted as Josquin, of the pastures at the head of the Escaut. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Finally, there's a poem by Jacqueline Osherow asking whether the universe is God's acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
This isn't the first time an acrostic poem has caused something of an international incident. From Wordnik.com. [John Lundberg: A Protesting Poet Pays Dearly In Burma] Reference
An acrostic: Composed on the occasion of the retirement of Senator Claiborne Pell by Tony Kushner. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Senator Chuck Hagel to Retire] Reference
Note: The next word will go out on Thursday ... acrostiche (akro-steesh) noun, masculine acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [acrostiche - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Students have the option of writing an acrostic instead of a Blogging on Blogging reflective post. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Movement] Reference
Christmas, 9; an acrostic spelling Christmas, 9; the earlier celebrations of, 10; fixing the date of, 12. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference
The popular feeling is expressed in a rather limping acrostic on his name, of which I quote only the first quarter. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
Psalm 112 is an acrostic poem, with each verse after the initial "Praise Yah!" starting with a letter of the alphabet. From Wordnik.com. [The World English Bible (WEB):] Reference
A punning epitaph, also acrostic in form, but in English, is to be found in the nave, to one Merrett, a barber chirurgeon, who died in. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
The following acrostic will be interesting, because it was printed in gold letters on a beautiful silk cover, which enclosed the Pictorial. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
The "beginning of line" version is the standard acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
Scholars of Shakespeare have argued whether the following acrostic in. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
Harper's and the Atlantic each have a tricky acrostic word puzzle each month. From Wordnik.com. [Ask MetaFilter] Reference
Doubtful, although he might have told someone in his office to construct the acrostic. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
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