telestich
/ˈtɛlɪstɪk/
noun
- A poem or verse in which the last letters of each line form a word or phrase when read vertically.
- In the poetry workshop, we learned how to write both acrostics and telestichs.
- The students created a telestich using the last letters of each line to spell out their teacher's name.
- The medieval manuscript contained a telestich that revealed the author's signature.