Abecedarius

Not to be confused with Abecedarium.
Transcription of Constantine of Preslav's Bulgarian abecedarius Азбучна молитва ("Alphabetical prayer"). In this work, the first letter of each verse, highlighted in bold, is part of a series of letters that are in alphabetical order (from top to bottom).

An abecedarius (also abecedary and abecedarian) is a special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word, strophe or verse follows the order of the letters in the alphabet.[1][2][3][4]

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  3. ^ Hirsch, Edward (2014). "Abecedarian". A Poet's Glossary. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9780151011957.
  4. ^ Darasz, Wiktor Jarosław (2003). Mały przewodnik po wierszu polskim [A Short Guide to Polish Verse] (in Polish). Kraków. pp. 44–45. ISBN 8390082969.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)