Acrostic Poem

If you spell a word (it could be your name) downward, you can use each of the letters as the beginning of a word or phrase.

• villanelle

• acrostic

• tercet

• couplet

Which one looks like an Acrostic Poem?

• 5

  7

  5

• 5

  7

  5

• S

  C

  H

  O

  O

  L

• A

  B

  A

  B

What are the basic rules to write an acrostic poem?

• Write them horizontally

• Use only rhyming words.

• There are no rules

• Write vertically,can be rhyming.

What is a acrostic poem??

• A poem like a free verse

• A poem that is up and down

• A poem that is funny

What type of poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line?

• Acrostic

• Limerick

• Free Verse

• Autobiography

Now that your chose your topic, please tell me what you want your Acrostic poem word to be

On what topics can we write an acrostic poem?

• Friends and family

• Any topic

• Cartoons

• Emotion and people.

Is it an Acrostic Poem?

• Yes

• No

Which type of poem uses the first letter of each line to spell out a word or message?

• A) Haiku

• B) Acrostic

• C) Sonnet

• D) Limerick

In an acrostic poem, what is typically spelled out by the first letters of each line?

• A) A random word

• B) The poet's name

• C) A theme or message

• D) A rhyming pattern