Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the abecedarium (or abecedarius), an alphabetical acrostic form.

The rules for the abecedarium (or abecedarius) are pretty simple. It’s an acrostic form that uses a different letter of the alphabet, in order, for the beginning of each line. Also, may also fall under the umbrella of alphabet poetry.

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