Download Define Acrostic Poem PNG. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line (or the last letter of each line) spells out a specific word. Acrostic poems are a great introduction to diction, poetry, and word play.
In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. A less common and slightly more difficult type of an acrostic poem is where the last letter of each line spells out the word or phrase. You can also make one using letters at the end of the line or in.
Sunshine warming my toes, underwater fun with my friends.
Define an acrostic poem as a poem where the first letter of each line, when read vertically, spells out a word or phrase. If you were writing an acrostic poem with the topic word pumpkin the title would be pumpkin and each line of the poem would start with one of the letters in the word pumpkin. They even appeared in the original hebrew of the old testament, popping up in psalms and proverbs. Sunshine warming my toes, underwater fun with my friends.