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Acrostic Poem

This document provides instructions for writing an acrostic poem using a topic word. It explains that you write the topic word vertically and use the letters of that word to start each line, making each line a word or phrase related to the topic. An example acrostic poem is given using the word "poem" to demonstrate. The reader is then prompted to write their own acrostic poem below using the topic word "football".

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Acrostic Poem

This document provides instructions for writing an acrostic poem using a topic word. It explains that you write the topic word vertically and use the letters of that word to start each line, making each line a word or phrase related to the topic. An example acrostic poem is given using the word "poem" to demonstrate. The reader is then prompted to write their own acrostic poem below using the topic word "football".

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Demetri Clinger

10/6/16
Name: ________________________________________________Date:
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Acrostic Poem
You can easily write an acrostic poem! Use the guidelines below.
1. Select a topic for your poem.
2. Write the topic word vertically on your paper. (Be sure to capitalize each letter
of the word.)
3. Start each line of the poem with the capital letters you wrote.
4. Each line of the poem should consist of a word or phrase related to the topic. See the
example below using the word poem.
Play with words
Open your mind
Everything is possible
My, what a great poem I wrote!
Try your own acrostic poem below.
F
ootball is the most played sport in North America
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O
utstanding players are used as the seam
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O
utside and inside defense
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T
ake cover making each play to make sense
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B
eastly flow for the scoreboard is on
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A
ll the people in the stands cheer at dawn
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L
eft and right to the end zone they fight
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L
eave the game with a winner in sight
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