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Acrostic Poem Writing - Workbook for Students
What is an Acrostic Poem? An acrostic poem is a type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word vertically. The rest of the lines describe or relate to the word you’re spelling out. It’s a creative way to explore a topic or idea! --- Step 1: Understand the Structure - Choose a word – This word will be spelled vertically. - Write the letters vertically – Each letter of the word starts a line of your poem. - Describe or explain – Use each line to describe the word or what it makes you think about. --- Step 2: Pick a Word Pick a word to write your acrostic poem about. Some examples could be: - Nature: Tree, Snow, Cloud, Ocean - Feelings: Happy, Love, Dream - Animals: Dog, Cat, Lion - Objects: Book, Pencil, Rainbow Write your word here: My Word: _______________________________________ --- Step 3: Write Your Acrostic Poem Line 1: Start with the first letter of your word and write a description or sentence related to it. My Line 1 (for letter “___”): __________________________________________ Line 2: Write a line for the second letter of your word. My Line 2 (for letter “___”): __________________________________________ Line 3: Write a line for the third letter of your word. My Line 3 (for letter “___”): __________________________________________ Continue for each letter in your word My Line 4 (for letter “___”): __________________________________________ My Line 5 (for letter “___”): __________________________________________ --- Step 4: Write Your Final Acrostic Poem Now that you have written a line for each letter, put them all together to complete your acrostic poem. My Acrostic Poem: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ --- Step 5: Illustrate Your Poem Draw a picture that matches your acrostic poem! --- Example Acrostic Poem Word: RAIN R aindrops falling down, A ll around, the world turns gray, I n the sky, clouds swirl, N ew life grows from the wet earth. --- Bonus Challenge Write your own acrostic poem with a different word! You can use any topic, whether it’s something you love, something in nature, or even a season! |
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