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  2. Acrostic - Wikipedia

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    An 1850 acrostic by Nathaniel Dearborn, the first letter of each line spelling the name "JENNY LIND". An acrostic is a poem or other word composition in which the first letter (or syllable, or word) of each new line (or paragraph, or other recurring feature in the text) spells out a word, message or the alphabet. [1]

  3. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.

  4. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    RAS syndrome: repetition of a word by using it both as a word alone and as a part of the acronym; Recursive acronym: an acronym that has the acronym itself as one of its components; Acrostic: a writing in which the first letter, syllable, or word of each line can be put together to spell out another message

  5. Abecedarius - Wikipedia

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    Notable [2] [3] among the acrostic psalms is the long Psalm 119, which typically is printed in subsections named after the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, each section consisting of 8 verses, each of which begins with the same letter of the alphabet and the entire psalm consisting of 22 x 8 = 176 verses; and Psalm 145, which is recited three ...

  6. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    A special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the alphabet. [1] acatalexis An acatalectic line of verse is one having the metrically complete number of syllables in the final foot. [2] accent Any noun used to describe the stress put on a certain syllable while speaking a word.

  7. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, in eponymous acrostic form, that typically consists of two parts. The first is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.

  8. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia

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    An unpublished 9-line poem written circa 1829 for Poe's cousin Elizabeth Rebecca Herring (the acrostic is her first name, spelled out by the first letter of each line). It was never published in Poe's lifetime.

  9. Psalm 119 - Wikipedia

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    The psalm, which is anonymous, is referred to in Hebrew by its opening words, "Ashrei temimei derech" ("happy are those whose way is perfect"). In Latin, it is known as "Beati inmaculati in via qui ambulant in lege Domini". [1] The psalm is a hymn psalm and an acrostic poem, in which each set of eight verses begins with a letter of the Hebrew ...