
Poetry | Abecedarian
An Abecedarian Poem for a Dear Departed
A to Z — 26 lines
‘Abecedarian’ means arranged alphabetically. The abecedarian is an old way of writing poems guided by alphabetical order. First line starts with ‘a’, followed by the next line beginning with ‘b’, and so on until ‘z’ is reached. Hence such poem is made of 26 lines. These poems are often found in religious…