acrostic

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik ]

Definition:

n. and adj. a sequence of written lines in which particular letters usually the first letter of every line form an independent word or phrase

Sentence:

An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem.

More example sentences:

An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem.

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In an acrostic poem the first letters of each line spell a word.

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Synonyms:

word puzzle; acronym; cipher; composition; phrase

Antonyms:

picture book