- An
acrostic is a poem or
other word
composition in
which the
first letter (or syllable, or word) of each new line (or paragraph, or
other recurring feature...
- An
acrostic is a type of word puzzle,
related somewhat to
crossword puzzles, that uses an
acrostic form. It
typically consists of two parts. The first...
- An
acrostic ring is a ring on
which the
initials of the
gemstones on the band
spell out a word in an
acrostic style. In some cases,
paste gems were used...
-
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, and most
follow some
poetic scheme, such as an
acrostic following the
order of the
Hebrew alphabet or
spelling out the name of...
- was an
American business owner and writer. She was a
diarist and
wrote acrostic poetry.
Because there is
extensive do****entation for the
shared lives of...
- to the
fifth chapter, is not
acrostic but
still has 22 lines.
Although some
claim that
purpose or
function of the
acrostic form is unknown, it is frequently...
- to
reveal "Hofstadter's
Contracrostipunctus Acrostically Backwards Spells J. S. Bach". The
second acrostic is
found by
taking the
first letters of the...
- and small. Unconvinced, the
narrator ridicules Cynthia's
searches for
acrostics, and
playfully criticizes her
party guests, to
which Cynthia fiercely...
- Troy
would be destro**** and that
Homer would write falsehoods. The term
acrostic has been
applied to the
prophecies of the
Erythraean Sibyl,
which were...
- An
abecedarius (also
abecedary and abecedarian) is a
special type of
acrostic in
which the
first letter of
every word,
strophe or
verse follows the order...
