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Acrostic Poetry

Can a poem hide a literal secret message? It can when itโ€™s an acrostic poem! In it, the first letters of every line spell out a word or phrase, and it can add a whole new meaning to a seemingly straightforward poem.
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๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ
sstar2000 Gifted Writer
5 years ago
478
4
70

  • flower

  • flowers

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • acrostic

    • An Acrostic on flowers. Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoy!
    ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๏ฟฝ...
    enchantedink Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    475
    2
    44

  • love

  • romance

  • romantic

  • life

  • poem

    • A romantic collaboration with @jinxedquill written in a combination of 4 poetic forms. Read to find out what they are! โค๏ธ
    The Scent of Sadness
    sstar2000 Gifted Writer
    5 years ago
    366
    3
    43

  • poetry

  • poem

  • acrostic

  • acrostic poem

  • acrosticpoem

    • This is a Cinquain and haiku that are both used to make an Acrostic poem. For the daily prompt.
    Farewell Twenty-Twenty
    enchantedink Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    281
    1
    38

  • poem

  • poetry

  • diary

  • haiku

  • acrostic

    • A series of Haiku and Acrostic, about what happened to me in each month of this year.
    Credit: an acrostic about ...
    orcastogether Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    269
    0
    23

  • credit

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • plagiarism

  • copy

    • NEVER EVER COPY SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK!!!
    Autophobia
    indigosparkle Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    263
    0
    29

  • fear

  • lonely

  • sad

  • anxiety

  • daily-prompt

    • This is on autophobia; the fear of being alone
    Blind Lover
    bruvton Commaful Star
    5 years ago
    239
    1
    14

  • love

  • tanka

  • acrostic

  • napowrimo

  • featured

    • A pair of acrostic tankas for day 6 of NaPoWriMo.
    ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต...
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    214
    1
    22

  • @goldenflame

  • poetry

  • constellations

  • acrostic

    • Constellations in the night sky! for @goldenflame's contest!
    I Feel Accepted
    bruvton Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    182
    0
    23

  • tanka

  • acrostic

  • acceptance

  • randomness

    • A pair of tankas that create an acrostic. I challenge you to try something similar to this, and @ me in the comments!
    ๐™ฝ๐š˜ ๐™ด๐šœ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š™๐šŽ, ๐™ต๐š›๐šŽ๏ฟฝ...
    orcastogether Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    179
    0
    28

  • acrostic

    • My first attempt at acrostic!!! Please give feedback!
    NORTHERNSTAR
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    172
    2
    26

  • acrostic

  • north

  • dailyprompt

  • daily-prompt

  • star

    • Autobiography of a star....โญ๐Ÿ˜ Acrostic poem
    ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
    goldenfeather Avid Reader
    4 years ago
    167
    0
    16

  • acrostic

  • dailly

  • routine

  • determine

  • depression

    • My very first attempt to write an acrostic poem... Hope it was not wrong๐Ÿ˜… Let me know how it was๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…
    TORN TIES
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    159
    0
    19

  • tie

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • feeling

  • acrostic

    • Quick acrostic for today's prompt....hope it makes some sense...
    ๐”ธ๐•๐•–๐•ฉ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™๐•ช๐•ž๐•š๐•’
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    155
    0
    7

  • alexithymia

  • contest entry

  • poetry

  • acrostic

  • feelings

    • I cannot understand what I feel. for @mermaid_motel's contest!
    I am PEACE
    usagi Silver Comma
    6 years ago
    145
    0
    7

  • acrostic

  • peace

  • poem

    • Just a quick acrostic poem. Feeling blah today. I am PEACE on the outside, but it's all just about faking it until you make it.
    PLAYLIST - Acrostic form
    gilbertpacheco Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    144
    1
    7

  • yourself

  • acrostic

  • believe

  • playlist

  • life

    • I love music and making a playlist but this came to mind and I hope Commaful likes it! Enjoy and thanks for taking the time ! With respect, G
    Nights afterThe Beach:Part...
    qimagine Verified
    4 years ago
    142
    0
    12

  • featured

  • feelings

  • thoughts

  • poetry

  • commaful

    • Second to last of this acrostic alliteration story. This truly was fun to write. Thank you for sharing in this experiment with me and I hope you enjoy!!๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•
    HOPE ENDS ... I BEGIN
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    133
    1
    23

  • horn

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • acrostic

  • dark

    • Virtues or sins...?
    ๐•Š๐•œ๐•ช ๐”ฝ๐•ฆ๐•๐• ๐•†๐•— ๐•Š๐•ฅ๏ฟฝ...
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    127
    0
    8

  • sky

  • stars

  • poetry

  • acrostic

  • night time

    • Sky Full Of Stars!! Acrostic Poem!!
    Nights after The Beach:Par...
    qimagine Verified
    4 years ago
    126
    0
    11

  • featured

  • feelings

  • thoughts

  • poetry

  • commaful

    • This was a complex experimental journey within storytelling using alliteration. Definitely something I would try again. Thanks for the support and I hope you enjoy!โค๏ธ
    ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ
    sstar2000 Gifted Writer
    5 years ago
    478
    4
    70

  • flower

  • flowers

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • acrostic

    • An Acrostic on flowers. Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoy!
    ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๏ฟฝ...
    enchantedink Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    475
    2
    44

  • love

  • romance

  • romantic

  • life

  • poem

    • A romantic collaboration with @jinxedquill written in a combination of 4 poetic forms. Read to find out what they are! โค๏ธ
    The Scent of Sadness
    sstar2000 Gifted Writer
    5 years ago
    366
    3
    43

  • poetry

  • poem

  • acrostic

  • acrostic poem

  • acrosticpoem

    • This is a Cinquain and haiku that are both used to make an Acrostic poem. For the daily prompt.
    Farewell Twenty-Twenty
    enchantedink Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    281
    1
    38

  • poem

  • poetry

  • diary

  • haiku

  • acrostic

    • A series of Haiku and Acrostic, about what happened to me in each month of this year.
    Credit: an acrostic about ...
    orcastogether Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    269
    0
    23

  • credit

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • plagiarism

  • copy

    • NEVER EVER COPY SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK!!!
    Autophobia
    indigosparkle Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    263
    0
    29

  • fear

  • lonely

  • sad

  • anxiety

  • daily-prompt

    • This is on autophobia; the fear of being alone
    Blind Lover
    bruvton Commaful Star
    5 years ago
    239
    1
    14

  • love

  • tanka

  • acrostic

  • napowrimo

  • featured

    • A pair of acrostic tankas for day 6 of NaPoWriMo.
    ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ต๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต...
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    214
    1
    22

  • @goldenflame

  • poetry

  • constellations

  • acrostic

    • Constellations in the night sky! for @goldenflame's contest!
    I Feel Accepted
    bruvton Commaful Star
    6 years ago
    182
    0
    23

  • tanka

  • acrostic

  • acceptance

  • randomness

    • A pair of tankas that create an acrostic. I challenge you to try something similar to this, and @ me in the comments!
    ๐™ฝ๐š˜ ๐™ด๐šœ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š™๐šŽ, ๐™ต๐š›๐šŽ๏ฟฝ...
    orcastogether Commaful Star
    4 years ago
    179
    0
    28

  • acrostic

    • My first attempt at acrostic!!! Please give feedback!
    NORTHERNSTAR
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    172
    2
    26

  • acrostic

  • north

  • dailyprompt

  • daily-prompt

  • star

    • Autobiography of a star....โญ๐Ÿ˜ Acrostic poem
    ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
    goldenfeather Avid Reader
    4 years ago
    167
    0
    16

  • acrostic

  • dailly

  • routine

  • determine

  • depression

    • My very first attempt to write an acrostic poem... Hope it was not wrong๐Ÿ˜… Let me know how it was๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…
    TORN TIES
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    159
    0
    19

  • tie

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • feeling

  • acrostic

    • Quick acrostic for today's prompt....hope it makes some sense...
    ๐”ธ๐•๐•–๐•ฉ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™๐•ช๐•ž๐•š๐•’
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    155
    0
    7

  • alexithymia

  • contest entry

  • poetry

  • acrostic

  • feelings

    • I cannot understand what I feel. for @mermaid_motel's contest!
    I am PEACE
    usagi Silver Comma
    6 years ago
    145
    0
    7

  • acrostic

  • peace

  • poem

    • Just a quick acrostic poem. Feeling blah today. I am PEACE on the outside, but it's all just about faking it until you make it.
    PLAYLIST - Acrostic form
    gilbertpacheco Gifted Writer
    6 years ago
    144
    1
    7

  • yourself

  • acrostic

  • believe

  • playlist

  • life

    • I love music and making a playlist but this came to mind and I hope Commaful likes it! Enjoy and thanks for taking the time ! With respect, G
    Nights afterThe Beach:Part...
    qimagine Verified
    4 years ago
    142
    0
    12

  • featured

  • feelings

  • thoughts

  • poetry

  • commaful

    • Second to last of this acrostic alliteration story. This truly was fun to write. Thank you for sharing in this experiment with me and I hope you enjoy!!๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•
    HOPE ENDS ... I BEGIN
    anuponymous Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    133
    1
    23

  • horn

  • daily-prompt

  • dailyprompt

  • acrostic

  • dark

    • Virtues or sins...?
    ๐•Š๐•œ๐•ช ๐”ฝ๐•ฆ๐•๐• ๐•†๐•— ๐•Š๐•ฅ๏ฟฝ...
    malirbly Gifted Writer
    4 years ago
    127
    0
    8

  • sky

  • stars

  • poetry

  • acrostic

  • night time

    • Sky Full Of Stars!! Acrostic Poem!!
    Nights after The Beach:Par...
    qimagine Verified
    4 years ago
    126
    0
    11

  • featured

  • feelings

  • thoughts

  • poetry

  • commaful

    • This was a complex experimental journey within storytelling using alliteration. Definitely something I would try again. Thanks for the support and I hope you enjoy!โค๏ธ