
Poetstrain Homepage Poetry Forms Handbook: Introduction Glossary of Poetry Terms Meter Iamb Iambic Pentameter Rhyme scheme Couplet Stanza Alliteration Pun Sensory Language Imagery Simile Metaphor Types of Poetry Acrostic Ballad Blank verse Cinquain Diamante Epic poem Free Verse Haiku Limerick Ode Pantoum Quatrain Senryu Shape poetry Sonnet Tanka Villanelle Conclusion Practice: Try Out What You've Learned At The Poetry Forum!	Acrostic Poetry Acrostic The acrostic uses letters of a particular word or name as the first letters of each of its lines. Everything else -- meter, rhyme scheme, subject –is completely up to the poet. Acrostics can be combined with a strict form poetry like the tyburn, or used in shape poetry. Generally, if you want a rhyme scheme, make sure your base word has the number of letters you need, whether it be a specific number for a form poem or just an even number of letters for a few couplets. One simple way to make an acrostic is to use the letters of your name (or a pet’s name or a friend’s name) to create a poem about yourself (or your pet or your friend). Acrostic poems could be a great creative idea for a gift card for a friend or family member.

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Introduction

Glossary of Poetry Terms

Meter
Iamb
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme scheme
Couplet
Stanza
Alliteration
Pun
Sensory Language
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor

Types of Poetry

Acrostic
Ballad
Blank verse
Cinquain
Diamante
Epic poem
Free Verse
Haiku
Limerick
Ode
Pantoum
Quatrain
Senryu
Shape poetry
Sonnet
Tanka
Villanelle

Conclusion

Practice:

Try Out What
You've Learned
At The Poetry Forum!

Acrostic Poetry

Acrostic

The acrostic uses letters of a particular word or name as the first letters of each of its lines. Everything else -- meter, rhyme scheme, subject –is completely up to the poet. Acrostics can be combined with a strict form poetry like the tyburn, or used in shape poetry.

Generally, if you want a rhyme scheme, make sure your base word has the number of letters you need, whether it be a specific number for a form poem or just an even number of letters for a few couplets.

One simple way to make an acrostic is to use the letters of your name (or a pet’s name or a friend’s name) to create a poem about yourself (or your pet or your friend).

Acrostic poems could be a great creative idea for a gift card for a friend or family member.