Acrostic Poetry

What is an acrostic poem?

• A type of poetry where the first letter of each line spells out a word, phrase, or name.

• A type of poetry that uses only one word per line.

• A type of poetry that does not follow any specific structure or pattern.

• A type of poetry with exactly 3 lines.

How can you write an acrostic poem?

• brainstorm words and phrases that describe the word

• Figure out what word to write

• Make sure the first letter of each line does not spell a word

• You can write single words, phrases or even full sentences in the poem

In acrostic poems, how long should the lines be?

• Any length

• Ten words

• Five words

• One word

Why are acrostic poems easy to write?

• Because they don't need to rhyme

• Because they only need exactly 3 lines

• Because all the lines have to rhyme

• Because each line only has 3 words

this form of poetry is created by having the first letter of each line spell a special word

• acrostic

• ballad

• bio poem

• alliteration

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

What is an acrostic poem?

• a poem in which words are spelled out through the first letter of each line.

• a poem that is as much as a piece of visual art made with words as it is a work of poetry.

• a fourteen-line poem written in one stanza, traditionally in iambic pentameter and it must have a formal rhyme scheme.

• a lyric poem that praises or celebrates on event, person, or a thing.

In an acrostic poem, what does the word formed by the first letters of each line represent?

• The title of the poem.

• The subject of the poem.

• The author of the poem.

• The rhyme scheme of the poem.

An Acrostic poem...

• is a poem that the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically

• Comes from the French language and has rules for what each line is about

• is a funny nonsensical poem made up of five lines and follows the rhyme scheme of AABBA

• Is written in the shape of its subject

Definition of acrostic poem:

• First, last, and other letters in a line spell out a word

• Only last letters spell out a particular word or phrase

• All letters spell out a particular word or phrase

• None of the answers