ACROSTIC

əkrŏˈstĭk, arrangement of words or lines in which a series of initial, final, or other corresponding letters, when taken together, stand in a set order to form a word, a phrase, the alphabet, or the like. A famous acrostic was made on the Greek for Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior: Iesous Christos, Theou Uios, Soter (ch and th being each one letter in Greek). The initials spell ichthus, Greek for fish; hence the frequent use of the fish by early Christians as a symbol for Jesus. There are several alphabetic acrostics (pertaining to the Hebrew alphabet) in the Bible, e.g., in Ps. 119 and Lamentations. Acrostic verses are common, and very elaborate puzzles have been devised combining several schemes.

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books on: Acrostic  - 940 results

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The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined: An Analysis of Cryptographic Systems Used as Evidence That Some Author Other Than William Shakespeare Wrote the Plays Commonly Attributed to Him
Book by William F. Friedman, Elizabeth S. Friedman; Cambridge University Press, 1957
Subjects: Ciphers, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Authorship
...VI A Miscellany 77 VII Acrostics and Anagrams 92 VIII The...their beauty or their significance, but for the hidden simple acrostic, acrotelestic, numerologic or other concealed messages...
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Poets, Patrons, and Printers: Crisis of Authority in Late Medieval France
Book by Cynthia J. Brown; Cornell University Press, 1995
Subjects: Authors And Publishers--France--History--16th Century, Authorship--History--16th Century, Copyright--France--History--16th Century, French Poetry--Publishing--France--Paris--History--16th Century, Renaissance--France
...traversant, 1st ed. 1.2. Jean Bouchets acrostic signature, from Les regnars traversant...Mere Sotte. 4.1. Charles VIII acrostics, from La ressource de la Chrestiente...Chrestiente 1st ed. 4.4. Second acrostic pertaining to Charles VIII, from Le vergier...
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Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History
Book by Ismar Elbogen; Jewish Publication Society, 1993
Subjects: Judaism--Liturgy--History
...benediction contains rhymes, an alphabetical acrostic in some rare versions, even further...great in knowledge," is an alphabetical acrostic, which apparently was meant to include...talmudic period. In the geonic period such acrostics were not yet incorporated into the prayer...
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Sacred Song from the Byzantine Pulpit: Romanos the Melodist
Book by R. J. Schork; University Press of Florida, 1995
Subjects: Christian Poetry, Byzantine--History And Criticism, Christian Poetry, Byzantine--Translations Into English, Hymns, Greek--History And Criticism, Hymns, Greek--Translations Into English, Romanus--Melodus, Saint--6th Cent--Criticism And Interpretation, Romanus--Melodus, Saint--6th Cent--Translations Into English
...liturgical poetry, with an alphabetic acrostic, refrain, dramatic dialogue, and stunning...have not retained the initial-letter acrostic, usually including Romanos name, which...word in every stanza contributes to an acrostic that "signs" every work, usually by incorporating...
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Uncovering Heian Japan: An Archaeology of Sensation and Inscription
Book by Thomas LaMarre; Duke University Press, 2000
Subjects: Arts, Japanese--Heian Period, 794-1185, Japan--Civilization--794-1185
...Composition and Competition The Heian acrostic or woriku is literally a "broken verse...a line, or both, as we will see . The acrostic thus introduces a figure, a layer of...disorientation. One of the best known acrostic poems of the Heian period illustrates...
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journal articles on: Acrostic  - 74 results

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The Identity of Margaret in Thomas Usk's Testament of Love
Journal article by Lucy Lewis; Medium Aevum, Vol. 68, 1999
Subjects: Authors and patrons--14th century, Characters and characteristics in literature--Analysis, English language--Middle English, 1100-1500
...Testament of Love on the grounds of an acrostic that he worked into his text.(1) A further...Margaret de Lisle, much as the use of the acrostic encoded Usks name. The maritime theme...like Usk -- uses the device of the acrostic to reveal his authorship, as noted by...
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Milton's Serpent and the Birth of Pagan Error
Journal article by Pitt Harding; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 47, 2007
Subjects: Christian poetry, Devil--Portrayals, Milton, John (English poet)--Works, Paradise Lost (Poem), Snakes--Portrayals
...provides a meaningful context for the acrostic at lines 9.510-4. My larger point...Leonard has noted the similarity to the acrostic MARS long recognized in the Aeneid (7.601-4). (20) The Virgilian acrostic might be deliberate because it heads...
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Whitman's A RIDDLE SONG
Journal article by Roy Neil Graves; The Explicator, Vol. 55, 1996
Subjects: American Literature--History And Criticism, English Literature--History And Criticism
...previously undetected initial-letter acrostic "edgecode," which opens with the emphatic...away, O,aye nude. Plays in both acrostic lines inscribe the authors initials and...A Riddle Song," with its runic and acrostic elements, may be an aberrational instance...
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Interpreting Codicology: Re-visions of the Divine Comedy in the Codex Altona
Journal article by Michelle R. Wright; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 28, 1995
Subjects: Dante Alighieri--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Literature and history--Evaluation, Manuscripts, Medieval--Evaluation
...out the word "VOM" ("man"), forming an acrostic that has been widely noted since Medins...of the poem generally agree that the acrostic, because it frames the exempla, identifies...Codex Altonas production mentions the acrostic, it coincides exactly with the sequence...
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Psalm 119: The Exaltation of Torah
Journal article by Mark S. Smith; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Psalm 119: The Exaltation of Torah (Book)--Reviews
...119 within the context of alphabetic acrostics in the biblical book of Psalms. The work...Welch. Chapter one surveys the alphabetic acrostics in the biblical psalms. Freedman and...Genesis 1.") The authors group the eight acrostic psalms into pairs: Psalms 9/10 with Psalm...
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magazine articles on: Acrostic  - 32 results

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RWT Offers New Interactive Poetry Tools
Magazine article; Reading Today, Vol. 22, December 2004
Subjects: Poetry--Study and teaching, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Usage, Web sites--Usage
...students to experiment with shape poems and acrostic poems. Featuring definitions, examples...through the creation of their own shape or acrostic poems, these new interactive tools are...before printing it out. Likewise, the acrostic exercise asks students to choose a word...
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Poetic Interpretation, Please
Magazine article by Pamela Geiger Stephens; School Arts, Vol. 102, January 2003
...the best poetry formats to consider are acrostics and cinquains. Both compel close observation...describe, analyze, and interpret art. An acrostic is a poem that usually does not rhyme...sentence. To create an interpretative acrostic, write the title of a work of art vertically...
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The Misanthrope's Corner
Magazine article by Florence King; National Review, Vol. 54, February 11, 2002
Subjects: Aging--Psychological aspects
...that the only thing I enjoyed was the acrostic in the magazine. I tried to subscribe...so I cancelled, deciding to xerox the acrostic at the public library. Trouble was, somebody...me. They did, and in minutes I had my acrostic. I tell this story for a reason: to...
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A Maestro's Menu
Magazine article by Bee Wilson; New Statesman, Vol. 130, October 8, 2001
Subjects: Composers--Conduct of life, Italy--Food and nutrition, Verdi, Giuseppe--Conduct of life
...the popular composer of Nabucco and Macbeth. As well as being the name of Italys greatest artist, VERDI was also a convenient acrostic -- "Vittorio Emanuele, Re DItalia" Thus people could use Verdis name to express contentious nationalist sentiment without risking...
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News You Can Use
Magazine article; NEA Today, Vol. 20, April 2002
...Wild Horse Winter, by Tetsuya Honda, Together they created an acrostic poem as I wrote their words on the chalkboard. We shared many...illustrations on the class Web page at www.mrsmcgowan.com/winter/ acrostic.htm. Marci McGowan First grade teacher Spring Lake, New...
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Acrostic Is a Head of Rest [...]
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), July 5, 2009
Acrostic Is a Head of Rest .... Acrostic is a head of rest .ACROSTIC (7-1) got a head success in the Challenge Heritage Handicap (2.40) and trainer Luca Cumani said: "It will be more of the big mile handicaps for him now."
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Acrostic Is a Head of Rest
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), July 5, 2009
Acrostic Is a Head of Rest. ACROSTIC (7-1) got a head success in the Challenge Heritage Handicap (2.40) and trainer Luca Cumani said: "It will be more of the big mile handicaps for him now."
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Across the Baltic and Acrostic
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2005
Across the Baltic and Acrostic. Bilog nga ba ang mundo talaga? Ang korte nya ay di na mahalaga Importantey may pera sa bulsa Nang ang buong mundoy...
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FRENCH Ace Christophe Lemaire [...]
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), July 5, 2009
...Christophe Lemaire blitzed to a quick-fire double on Ialysos and Acrostic to set up an extraordinary record at Sandown. "Ive only ridden...through on the inside today," said trainer Luca Cumani. "We tried Acrostic over nine furlongs at York in the hope that he might be a John...
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Goodwood
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 31, 2009
Goodwood. ROBIN GOODFELLOW 2.10 Illustrious Blue 2.45 Sunrise Safari 3.25 Acrostic 4.00 Dick Turpin (nb) 4.35 Black Snowflake 5.10 Golden Stream 5.45 Green Beret GIMCRACK 2.10 Crime Scene 2.45 Indian Trail 3.25...
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encyclopedia articles on: Acrostic  - 5 results

 
 
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Acrostic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ACROSTIC kro stik, arrangement of words or lines in which...a word, a phrase, the alphabet, or the like. A famous acrostic was made on the Greek for Jesus Christ, Gods Son, Savior...Christians as a symbol for Jesus. There are several alphabetic acrostics (pertaining to the Hebrew alphabet) in the Bible, e.g...
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Nahum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Assyrian Empire, delivered by one Nahum of Elkosh, who is otherwise unknown. The book can be divided into two sections: an acrostic announcing the coming of divine vengeance on Nineveh; and a vivid description of the citys destruction. Nineveh fell in 612...
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Lamentations
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...series of five poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon. Each of the the first four poems is an alphabetical acrostic, the third having three verses to the letter, instead of one. The book begins with dirges, followed by a psalm of lament with...
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Crossword Puzzle
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...vie for titles at various crossword competitions. Reference dictionaries are published to aid players with solutions. See acrostic ; anagram . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Byzantine Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...24 strophes all in similar meter, with a contrasting introductory strophe. The subject matter was usually biblical. Often an acrostic is formed by the first letter of each stanza. The time of Romanus and of Sergius (fl. early 7th cent.) is called the golden...


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