What is an acrostic example?
Edgar Allan Poe's 'An Acrostic' (1829) This is an example of a conventional acrostic. The first letter of every line spells out the word 'Elizabeth'. 'Elizabeth it is in vain you say"Love not" — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:In vain those words from thee or L.E.L. Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:Ah!
Edgar Allan Poe's 'An Acrostic' (1829) This is an example of a conventional acrostic. The first letter of every line spells out the word 'Elizabeth'. 'Elizabeth it is in vain you say"Love not" — thou sayest it in so sweet a way:In vain those words from thee or L.E.L. Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:Ah!
