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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]
An unpublished 9-line poem written circa 1829 for Poe's cousin Elizabeth Rebecca Herring (the acrostic is her first name, spelled out by the first letter of each line).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.
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.
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.
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Triumphal Car. The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili was printed by Aldus Manutius in Venice in December 1499. The author of the book is anonymous.However, an acrostic formed by the first, elaborately decorated letter in each chapter in the original Italian reads "POLIAM FRATER FRANCISCVS COLVMNA PERAMAVIT", which means "Brother Francesco Colonna has dearly loved Polia".
Adkin suggests that the ambiguous words oram legis (line 7) 'you skirt the coast' or 'you read the margin' provide a clue to the presence of the acrostic, just as the words primi lege litoris oram provide a clue to an acrostic FIAS in the dedication to Maecenas in Georgics 2.44. [7]
The ancient Greeks came up with seven different words for the types of love. Experts break down what they mean and how to foster the types of love in your life.