acrostic
/uh-kraw-stik, uh-kros-tik/US // əˈkrɔ stɪk, əˈkrɒs tɪk //UK // (əˈkrɒstɪk) //
讽刺诗,讽刺句,讽刺语,讽刺文
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : Also a·cros·ti·cal. of, like, or forming an acrostic.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
I dabble in humor contests, cryptic crosswords, and acrostics.
You learn about the origins of jigsaw puzzles, acrostics and Archimedes boxes.
It would seem to be impossible to doubt her identity after the acrostic of the Amorosa Visione.
Each column is an acrostic of the name Martinvs Luthervs, making 80 scurrilous epithets.
The Acrostic and the Chronogram are both ingeniously described in the mock epic of the Scribleriad.
Neither the acrostic nor the Alexandrine has the property assigned to it here.
A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza;—read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.
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