acrostic poetry
1Acrostic — This article is about a type of poem. For the word puzzle, see Acrostic (puzzle). An acrostic (Greek: ákros top ; stíchos verse ) is a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other… …
2Acrostic — • A poem the initial or final letters of whose verses form certain words or sentences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Acrostic Acrostic …
3Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …
4POETRY — This article is arranged according to the following outline (for modern poetry, see hebrew literature , Modern; see also prosody ): biblical poetry introduction the search for identifiable indicators of biblical poetry the presence of poetry in… …
5Biblical poetry — The ancient Hebrews perceived that there were poetical portions in their sacred texts, as shown by their entitling as songs or chants such passages as Exodus 15:1 19 and Numbers 21:17 20; and a song or chant (shir) is, according to the primary… …
6Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament — Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament Since the Bible is divinely inspired, and thus becomes the written word of God, many devout souls are averse from handling it as… …
7Joseph Scottus — Joseph or Josephus Scottus [The alternate spelling Scotus is known, as is the Anglicisation the Scot , though the eighth century Latin Scottus meant Irish .] (died between 791 and 804), called the Deacon, was an Irish scholar, diplomat, poet, and …
8acronym — (n.) word formed from the first letters of a series of words, 1943, Amer.Eng. coinage from ACRO (Cf. acro ) + onym name (abstracted from homonym; see NAME (Cf. name)). But for cabalistic esoterica and acrostic poetry, the practice was practically …
9PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history …
10Poems by Edgar Allan Poe — This article lists all known poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. Contents 1 An Acrostic (1829) 2 Al Aaraaf (1829) …