A poem or list of words in which the first letters spell out a message. An "acrostic puzzle" is a popular form in which the message spelt out is usually the author of the quotation on which the puzzle is based.

a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across

verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message

a class of poems in which certain letters and their positions are stipulated, usually such that the first letters of every line, when read down, spell a hidden message

a form of poetry, that forms the title of the poem, with each beginning character of every line

a great format for poetry that can be used from the most beginning of writers to the most advanced

a group of phrases, words or verses, the first letters of which when taken consecutively form a word, name, phrase, quote, etc

a memory strategy similar to an acronym, but it takes the first letters of a series of words, lines or verses to form a memorable phrase

an arrangement of words in which ce child taking a bone away from a German shepherd dog

an "arrangement of words in which the first letter of each line ordinarily combines with others to form a word or words or the alphabet

an arrangement of words (such as a poem) in which the first letter spells out a word

an invented sentence or poem with a first letter cue The first letter of each word is a cue to an idea you need to

an invented sentence where the first letter of each word is a cue to an idea you need to remember

an invented sentence, where the first letter of each word stands for something you need to remember

a phrase that

a poem in which a word or phrase is written for each letter of a word

a "poem" in which each line starts with the letter in a particular word

a poem in which the first letter of each line forms a name or message

a poem in which the first letter of each line, when read in sequence, spells out a name or a saying, or, in this case, another poem

a poem in which the first letter of every line combines to form a word, sentence or phrase when read downward

a poem in which the first letter of the lines, taken in sequence, spell out a name or message

a poem in which the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word

a poem in which the first or last letters of each line, read downwards, form a word or sentence

a poem in which the initial letters of each successive line form a word, phrase or pattern

a poem in which the initial letters spell out a word

a poem or a puzzle in which the first or last letter of each line spell out a word, phrase, or name

a poem or psalm in which each sentence begins with a certain letter

a poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence (definition quoted from Answers

a poem that has a visual dimension in that the letters of the subject word is written in bold print and form the beginning letters of the lines

a poem that has a word down the side

a poem where the first word or letter of each line or stanza, when read together, form a word or sentence

a poem whose initial or last letters can be put together to form a word or message

a sentence made using words beginning with each letter of another word

A sentence where the first letter of each word of the sentence helps to remember the spelling of a word, or order of things. For example – Never Eat Sour Wieners = North, East, South, West.

Poem where the first letter of each line spells out a significant word e.g. lat land stretching ndlessly be- eath a huge ky. The term acrostic derives from the Greek for 'at the tip of the verse'. See also telestich.

A saying or sentence where the first letter of each word in the saying will help you remember how to spell a word, or the order of things. (i.e., Never Eat Sour Wieners = north, east, south, west)

Acrostic poetry is a form of short verse constructed so that the initial letters of each line taken consecutively form words. Acrostics according to Jason Chang

A series of poetic lines or verses whose initial letters form the alphabet, a word, or a regular pattern, as in Lamentations 1-4, Psalms 111, 112, and 119. See Chapter 16.

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 part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer. The second part is a long series of numbered blanks and spaces, representing a quotation or other text, into which the answers for the clues fit.