Encyclopedia results for Acrostic

1. Acrostic
   
   for the word puzzle Acrostic puzzle Unreferenced date February 2008 An acrostic from the late Greek akróstichon ... feature in the text spells out another message. A form of constrained writing , an acrostic ..
   
   
   
   
2. Acrostic (puzzle)
   
   An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzle s, that uses an acrostic form ... term used, and hence most common, as it is a portmanteau of anagram and acrostic , referencing the fact ..
   
   
   
   
3. Piyyut
   
   scheme, such as an acrostic following the order of the Hebrew alphabet or spelling out the name of the author ... lang he ? ? ?? ?? ? font Alphabetic acrostic align center Passover align center Adon Olam align center ..
   
   
   
   
4. Emily Cox (puzzle designer)
   
   . They also create acrostic puzzle acrostic puzzles for The New York Times , Sunday crosswords for The Boston ..
   
   
   
   
5. Regards ring
   
   A Regards ring was a Victorian era Victorian engagement ring in which the initials of the precious stone s mounted on the band spelled out the word regards in an implicit acrostic Ruby , Emerald , Gar ...
   
   
   
   
6. Frances Neville
   
   . Her devotions were sixty seven prose prayers, one metrical prayer against vice, a long acrostic prayer on her daughter s name, and an acrostic prayer containing her own name. References Beilin ..
   
   
   
   
7. Joachim Aberlin
   
   in 1537, and 68 songs for the psalter of Salminger in 1538. According to an acrostic in one of his ..
   
   
   
   
8. John Brown (Covenanter)
   
   Image John Brown Epitaph.jpg thumb 300px Acrostic poem engraved on Brown s gravestone John Brown 1627 ... contains an acrostic poem div style width 30em margin left auto margin right auto Here lies the body ..
   
   
   
   
9. Henry Rathvon
   
   , available only to the magazine s subscribers. They also create acrostic puzzles for the New York ..
   
   
   
   
10. Johann Ackermann
    
    and prints. He reveals his name Johann in an acrostic at the end, and also reveals his surname and profession ..
    
    
    
    
11. Mesostic
    
    A mesostic is a poem or other typography such that a vertical phrase intersects lines of horizontal text. Similar to an acrostic , but with the vertical phrase intersecting the middle of the line, as ...
    
    
    
    
12. Abecedarius
    
    An abecedarius is an acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or Verse poetry verse follows the order of the alphabet. All Bees Come Drink Eat Foil Goat Hate Indiana Jug Kangaroo Limp ..
    
    
    
    
13. Erythraean Sibyl
    
    indirectly related to questions asked. The word Wiktionary acrostic acrostic was first applied to the prophecies ..
    
    
    
    
14. Israel Alnaqua
    
    Shining Menorah Candelabra . The work commences with a long poem, an acrostic on the author s name ... the acrostic of his name, Israel. It was printed in 1578. A manuscript of it is in the Bodleian . An abridgment ..
    
    
    
    
15. Menahem Zioni
    
    by poems in alphabetic and acrostic order. The division Bereshit begins with a preface on the importance ... , and in conclusion there is an acrostic poem, to which, in the second edition, another poem is added ..
    
    
    
    
16. Aposticha
    
    than on weekdays. The aposticha at Sunday Vespers form an acrostic in the original Greek the first sticheron is not part of the acrostic . References Reflist Sources Archimandrite Ephrem, Aposticha ..
    
    
    
    
17. SpongeBob F.U.N. Song
    
    , using an acrostic simply for the word fun . Plankton quickly answers with his own acrostic, simply ..
    
    
    
    
18. Syriac music
    
    prior to the ninth century knew no other artifice than the arrangement of acrostic poems. The acrostic played an important part, in Syriac hymnody and its use, especially the alphabetic acrostic ..
    
    
    
    
19. Theophanes the Branded
    
    7 and 8 are ascribed to Joseph in the Paraklitiki, that in Tone 7 being signed acrostic ally in the Ninth Ode. Not all of these are signed in the acrostic, but that for the Angels in Tone 1 has as its ..
    
    
    
    
20. Francesco Colonna
    
    Francesco Colonna 1433 ? &ndash 1527 , was an Italy Italian Dominican Order Dominican priest and monk who was credited with the authorship of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by an acrostic in the text. ...
    
    
    
    
21. Sahakduxt
    
    . Mary , a nine stanza acrostic verse. It is believed that many of her hymns were dedicated to the Virgin ..
    
    
    
    
22. Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World
    
    http www.abc.net.au news newsitems 200608 s1706896.htm ref The poem takes the form of an acrostic ..
    
    
    
    
23. Pruntiform
    
    Unreferenced date August 2008 Notability date August 2008 A pruntiform is an acrostic poetic form in which the first word of each line of a poem or stanza corresponds sequentially to the words in the first ..
    
    
    
    
24. Newfoundpool
    
    by an acrostic , HARRISON , formed by the initial letters of the street names between Pool Road and Beatrice ..
    
    
    
    
25. Commodianus
    
    . The Instructiones consist of 80 poems, each of which is an acrostic with the exception of poem ... of the author as well as the title is absent from the MS., is free from the acrostic restriction ..
    
    
    
    

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