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Acrostic poetry is a type of poem in which the first or the last letters of the lines form a name, topic, or word, etc. So, when reading acrostic poems vertically, the theme, phrase, or word is discernable. However, there is more to acrostic. What is an acrostic in poetry (complete definition)?
L I F ELife? Grab it! Dig in, dig deep. Get Up, fly!
Infinity embraces You…poignantly beautiful in her modest simplicity
Feelings light a path - ride mindfully, ignite the Night!
Elevate…endeavor, strive, struggle, earnestly seek breathe Namaste...
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encouraging,
Form: Acrostic
MaybeMaking him your one and only
After his unfilled promises.
Yanking out those treasures of love
Brought out from closet cornices,
Even though he's your turtle dove....
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betrayal, love,
Form: Acrostic
LifeThe Life Acrostic Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Matt Caliri
Life can be a blossom
It starts with a seed
Flourishing and taking root
Enduring and then letting go...
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life,
Form: Acrostic
LifeLiving is easy, so the saying goes
I don't know, but time, it flows
Forevers are inconsequential, everybody knows
Earthed, to be scattered then eventually sowed...
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angst,
Form: Acrostic
Life
Categories:
allusion, analogy, death, image,
Form: Acrostic
LIFE poetry contest entryListening to what the world is telling, what the bird chirps mean, and where the truth lies in the words of others
Inspecting my thoughts and my actions through the day,
did I succeed...
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appreciation, beauty, death, encouraging,
Form: Acrostic
LifeLife is an amalgamation of chemicals and elements
Independently functioning to attain and maintain the whole.
From stardust and chaos, cells fashioned themselves into existence,
Evolving, propagating, and achieving higher consciousness....
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how i feel, image,
Form: Acrostic
LifeLilacs, pink roses, plum tulips, and red daisies.
It's essential to sniff them, before they are gone;
For the fun lives are enjoying orange sunshine!
Ever since birth, green has been everywhere....
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beauty, color, flower, green,
Form: Acrostic
LIFE
Liberating love leads my lessons by the Lord of my life
I am life, inspired along His influence of interesting impact
Freedom of faith fulfills my functionality, fighting futility
Empowered to extend endearing exuberant encouragement....
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appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Acrostic
LIFELearn to be
Independent by
Freeing soul from the
Enemies of the mind.
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life,
Form: Acrostic
Life: An AcrosticLike leaves we are, clinging on to dear life
In a world buffeted by winds and storms
Forever struggling to fit diff’rent norms
Even losing sometimes amidst the strife.
May 1, 2024
10 syllables per line according to howmanysyllables.com
The...
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Categories:
7th grade, analogy, life,
Form: Acrostic
Life - acrostic
L – Little time for choices left on this earth
I - I want mine to be God-focused.
F - Future kingdoms hold real worth -
E - Eternal life in heaven or hell.
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11th grade, christian, spiritual,
Form: Acrostic
LIFE-with DadI believe that what we become depends on what our fathers
teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us.
We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
Umberto Eco, Foucoult’s Pendulum
LIFE
Living on road, once...
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dad, daughter,
Form: Acrostic
Isla MannIsland woman, nautical mystery,
Shrouded in history, over the sea,
Longing to see her, when I set sail,
Ageless, Manx goddess, she's waiting for me.
Maritime woman, always mystical,
Ancient Manx goddess, from over the sea,
Nautical distance, I will not...
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history, journey, mystery, sea,
Form: Acrostic
FragmentsLiving pigmentations of one’s imagination,
Inferring colors makes our vision blurry, but the scorching sun rests our eyes once again.
Fog covers the lenses of reality, making our eyes peel at the slightest sight of life....
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Categories:
angst, deep, life, poems,
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Acrostic Poems
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Definition | What is Acrostic in Poetry?