acrostic
writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message
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Summary
acrostic is a versification[1]. acrostic draws 5,322 Wikipedia views per month (versification category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: poetic form[3]
- Subclass of: poem[4]
- Commons category: Acrostics[5]
- Opposite of: telestic[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acrostics[7]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[8], Otto's encyclopedia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Pauly–Wissowa[12], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Kościelna encyclopedia[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[19]
- Different from: telestic[20]
Why It Matters
acrostic has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] acrostic is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]