Acrostic is a masculine noun, which describes a literary composition normally poetics on what the initial, middle or end letters form names or concrete words.
This word comes from the Greek acrostichís, where akro means "extreme" and stikhis, which means line or verse. In English, acrostic is translated as acrostic.
In the acrostic, the word formed by the first letters is read vertically. Often the word formed vertically is a proper name or it can also be an aphorism, that is, a maxim or rule.
This form of expression requires creativity as it is related to the world of poetry.
Examples of acrostics
Acrostics are often used as a way to express romanticism, such as the following example of a acrostic of love:
THEsomething wonderful happened to me when
Mmy eyes met yours for the first time
O world got a new color and my heart was
Rrenewed after an eternity of solitude.
Acrostic of names
Name acrostics, which are dedicated to special people, such as a mother, boyfriend, or friend, are very popular. In most of these cases, each letter corresponds to an adjective that characterizes the person in question, as can be seen in the example made with the name "Pedro".
Ppatient
ANDspecial
Dinamic
Rdream
Oshy