D'Marquin Kemp

11/1/16
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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.
h
appy halloween
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a
te candy
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l
ove sweets
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l
ights are out
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o
utrageous costumes
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w
alking house to house
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e
at alot of canddy
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e
veryone dresses up
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n
ight out
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