telestich
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A poem in which the final letters of the lines make a name.
Examples
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An unusual modern variant is the telestich where the last letters of the words spell something.
Wax Tablets of the Mind: Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical Antiquity
Note
The word 'telestich' comes from Greek roots meaning 'end' and 'line'.
