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   "Guv Bob"  wrote in message   
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   There is a type of poem where the first letter of each line is a sentence   
   that summarizes the theme of the poem.  Anybody know what it's called?   
   Here's an example from the famous 18th century Scottish poet Sir Waffle   
   "Slip Joint" McKinney.   
      
   Long time   
     Ago there was a   
     Really stupid   
     Rube. The dumbest feller   
     You dun ever saw.   
      
   If he had half a brain, the   
     Stupid moron would be dangerous.   
      
   And if you ever seen him bend   
      
   Dover, shoot you the moon and   
     Open his mouth, yew   
     Probly could not tell which   
     End yew wuz looking at!   
      
      
   I much prefer this kind of poetry:   
      
   http://tinyurl.com/krn8zes   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)