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How to Write an Acrostic Poem

There are several ways to write an acrostic poem. The most common version spells a word using one letter at the beginning of each line. A common elementary school task asks students to write a poem using each letter of the students first name. The task is often coupled as being descriptive of oneself (also referred to as a name poem).

Example:
Great man around the house
And everywhere he goes.
Rarely does he hurt a soul,
Yet he often is a fool.

Types of acrostic poetry

1. A poem which spells a word using one letter per line. The letter is generally at the beginning but may be anywhere and is usually emphasized using bold or italics.

Example:
(refer to the above poem)

2. A poem using one syllable per line.

Example:
Dragging through the years
Pain and agony in each
Only to die lonely

3. A poem using an abbreviation in each line creating a series. e.g. days of the week

Example:
Sunny days will come again
Monte kept for
Tue come a time when we
Wed and
Thurst for our
Fritting of love
Saturn paved its way

4. A multiple acrostic. This is simply using two or more words/series. The word may be the same word/series or a different one.

Sonnets