Acrostic Poetry
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An acrostic poem is very easy to write. It can be about any subject. This kind of poem can be written in different ways, but the simplest form is to put the letters that spell your subject down the side of your page. When you have done this then you go back to each letter and think of a word , phrase or sentence that starts with that letter and describes your subject. The following poems are examples of acrostic poems written in this format. The students used AppleWorks to compose their poems.
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Hockey is my favorite sport Sam Shares his stuff Sky So nice and blue by Drew |
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Hockey is my favorite sport. by Justin |
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Best by Samara |
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Mothers are really sweet and kind by Teshia |
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Great friend by Matthew |
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Sweet girl. by Stephanie |
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Eat candy by Katherine |
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Hockey is good exercise. by Sam |
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Sweet Mother Mothers are special by Sharon Lynn |
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Startling by Spencer |
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Tame by Alisha |
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A god friend by Alaina |
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Small but sweet by Sarah |
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