acrostic poems
Initial letters spell
Acrostic poems are verses in which certain letters—typically the first letter of each line—spell out a word, name, or message when read vertically.
The form dates to ancient times and remains popular for wordplay and dedications: She wrote an acrostic poem spelling out her mother's name.
Double acrostics use both first and last letters.
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