Acrostic name poems can be simple or challenging to write.The simplest and most well-known understanding of acrostic name poems is to take a name and use adjectives to describe the person about whom the poem is written. Each line takes on the next letter of the name you have chosen. Here is a more complex example, in which more than just adjectives are used: Balancing logic and imagination Click for Free Writer's Block Help E-Zine and Free E-Book This is an acrostic name poem made up from my first name. You do not have to solely use adjectives to describe the person about whom you are writing. You can use any words and phrases that will do the person justice and allow their name to be adequately and creatively detailed. You also do not have to use names for acrostic poems, or other types of acrostic writing. That's right. Other types of acrostic writing exist besides poems. It is the most common type of acrostic that you may have heard of, but even if other people don't use acrostic writing for anything other than poetry, I dare you to take the challenge. It just may help you to finally get past that case of writer's block you've been trying to shake. For example, you may try a word like "imagine." Here's my shot at an "imagine" acrostic poem: Imagine a world Not only will this creative writing game and poem starter allow you to write acrostic name poems and other acrostic writing, but it will allow you to become well-acquainted with yourdictionary and thesaurus. Learning new words and phrases, and even trying to come up with the best words to continue on to the next line of your writing is a very important aspect of acrostic writing. There are acrostic poems for children to help them define exactly what acrostic poetry is -- a form of writing that will be easier for them to comprehend and write as a start to their very own writing journal. Have them start with their names, and then work up to bigger words that they can define through the acrostic poem style. Pick words and phrases to write acrostic poems. Try out names of people and places, items around your house, or even words that you find in other poems or other pieces of writing that require more description. Once you have written acrostic poems, turn those poems into any other genres of writing you can think of. Stick with the acrostic format or change the spacing of lines and words within the piece, just as you might do in found poetry. Make the writing your own, and your writing will grow all that much stronger.
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