acrostic
/ə'krɔstik/
Definition
- Noun:
- A poem or other composition in which specific letters, typically the first letters of each line, spell out a word, phrase, or message when read in sequence.
- A word puzzle or game consisting of a square grid of squares in which words are written both across and down, often based on a set of given clues.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The poet wrote an acrostic spelling out his beloved's name with the first letter of each line.
- She enjoys solving the acrostic puzzle in the Sunday newspaper.
Advanced Usage
- "Double acrostic": A more complex form where the first and last letters of each line, or other specific letters, form words or messages.
- The manuscript contained a challenging double acrostic that scholars struggled to decipher.
Variants and Related Words
- Acrostical (adj, rare): Pertaining to or of the nature of an acrostic.
- The poem's acrostical structure was a clever hidden tribute.
Synonyms
- Word puzzle: A general term for puzzles involving words.
- Logogriph (archaic): A type of word puzzle or anagram.
Related Phrases
- To construct an acrostic: To create an acrostic poem or puzzle.
- For the assignment, students were asked to construct an acrostic based on their name.
Noun
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verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
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a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
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