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Adjectives to Use for an Acrostic Poem

Teachers often assign acrostic poems to school-aged children. To start an acrostic poem, write a word vertically down a page. If you're using notebook paper, there should be one letter on each line. Each letter will start one line of the poem. One common acrostic poem structure involves writing your name down a page, and then choosing an adjective to go with each letter of the name.
  1. Adjectives to Describe a Person

    • Use various adjectives to build an acrostic poem about yourself or a loved one, incorporating the letters in your chosen name. Adjectives might include: Adorable, Beautiful, Courteous, Dedicated, Elegant, Fearless, Gregarious, Happy, Intelligent, Jovial, Kind, Loving, Meticulous, Nice, Outgoing, Patient, Quiet, Respected, Silly, Talented, Understanding, Virtuous, Wise, X-tra special, Youthful and Zany.

    Adjectives that Describe a Place, Thing or Emotion

    • Certain adjectives can be used to describe other nouns, if your acrostic poem is about a location, a thing or a feeling. Consider words such as: Angular, Brilliant, Careful, Dangerous, Enormous, Fancy, Giant, Heavy, Isolated, Joyous, Kooky, Lean, Magnificent, Noisy, Opulent, Pricey, Quaint, Reliable, Statuesque, Tepid, Unbelievable, Valuable, Wacky, X-tra large, Yucky and Zesty.

    Hints

    • Spend extra time on word choice when writing acrostic poems. You might even try brainstorming a list of words for your acrostic poem before you start writing. The best poems are specific and tell the reader a lot about the word written down the page.

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