Acrostic
From CaseyPedia
An acrostic is a form of wordplay in which "the first letter, syllable or word of each verse, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out another message."[1]
Haterz have occasionally played with acrostics to slip hidden messages into comments on IAFF, circumventing Casey Serin's comment moderation. These acrostics usually take the form of free verse, often somewhat supportive of Serin, in which the first letter of each line forms the hidden message.
A recent example slipped past Serin's new moderator, despite Serin's ban on "comments that mention my family in any way":
Great post, Casey!
Australia is a good place to get away and focus on your book.
Let’s not let the haters ruin the good things coming.
I know you’ll pull through these challenging times.
Now you’ve got a quiet place to finish your book.
Always remember, some of us are pulling for you.[2]
Longer acrostics have been successfully entered as well, including this one by Benoit™ and an NC-17 rated acrostic by "Upside".
[edit] References
- ↑ Acrostic, Wikipedia, accessed on 14th June 2007
- ↑ Great post, Casey!, comment by Joe on IAFF, June 13th 2007 at 10:50 pm
