Acrostic

[ə'krɒstɪk]

Definition

(noun.) verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message.

Editor: Vlad--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

(n.) A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian.

(n.) Alt. of Acrostical

Edited by Cecilia

Definition

n. a poem of which if the first or the last letter of each line be taken in succession they will spell a name or a sentence.—adj. Acrō′stical.—adv. Acrō′stically.—n. Acrō′sticism method of acrostics.

Checker: Sylvia