Acrostic poems have been around for thousands of years. In fact, acrostic poems can be found among the works of ancient Greek and Latin writers, medieval monks and Renaissance poets. It is believed ...

The first letter of each line in an acrostic poem spells a word. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

The first letter of each line in an acrostic poem spells a word. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary 1st level English and Literacy guide.

The purpose of this study is to critique some of the prevalent theories regarding the biblical alphabetic acrostics and to expose a previously unrecognized feature that most of the acrostics share.

Humorous acrostic poems are the focus of this addition to the Poetry Adventures series, following books about haiku, concrete po ...

An acrostic poem is a form of poetry in which the first letter (or sometimes, the first few letters) of each line spell out a word, name, or message when read vertically.