How to Write an Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is a way to show what you know about a particular character or word.  You might not think of it as poetry because it does not rhyme, but poetry does not always have to rhyme.

Before you begin, make a list of all the things you know about the character or item (use adjectives / verbs).

You chose a character’s name or word. Use each letter in the name as the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person, character or word.  Below is an example using the word FRIEND.

Frank from my class

Really helped me when I got hurt.  He ran to the nurse and got

Ice for my leg

Even when I lost

Nelly my pet frog, his mom

Drove us all around looking for her.   

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