{"id":54983,"date":"2011-08-04T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T01:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/54983\/friday-fling-creates-august-acrostics\/"},"modified":"2011-08-04T21:00:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T01:00:20","slug":"friday-fling-creates-august-acrostics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/54983\/friday-fling-creates-august-acrostics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friday Fling Creates August Acrostics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/?action=view&amp;current=SSArt8511.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/SSArt8511.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Friday Fling #140 August 5th 2011<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\">My dictionary defines &#8220;august&#8221; as an adjective which emphasizes that something it &#8220;marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.&#8221; August is known as a late summer month when it tends to be hot and sultry and summer vacation is making it&#8217;s last stand. It means something different to everyone. So we thought we&#8217;d challenge you this week to do an A format poem about the A summer month. <\/font><font color=\"#800080\">An Acrostic about August, if possible using the word AUGUST.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#800080\">An Acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line is a letter in the key word or phrase chosen.<\/font><font color=\"#999999\"> So an Acrostic about AUGUST would be a six line poem in which the first letter in each line was a letter in the word August. For example:<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">A shady spot<br \/>\nUnder a tree,<br \/>\nGives a refuge from summer heat.<br \/>\nUnless it is dead. then maybe you<br \/>\nShould find a live<br \/>\nTree.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">Copyright August 2nd 2011 RGD<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\">Since AUGUST has two U&#8217;s, which is a letter with which relatively few words begin,<\/font><font color=\"#800080\"> we&#8217;ll add the option of letting you use the letter U to stand phonetically for the word you. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>like:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">A summer day causes me to think of<br \/>\nU. That is always<br \/>\nGood. Thinking of<br \/>\nU makes me recall<br \/>\nSo many wonderful<br \/>\nTimes.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">Copyright August 2nd 2011 RGD<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#800080\">Another option is to do your Acrostic as a hidden one, where the letter needed for each line can be anywhere in the line.<\/font><font color=\"#999999\"> So<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">Always<br \/>\naUgust<br \/>\nchallenGes<br \/>\nmy Understanding.<br \/>\nIt includeS<br \/>\nmany Transitions.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">Copyright August 2nd 2011 RGD<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#800080\"><strong>This week the Friday Fling writes Acrostics about August!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Be sure to save time to read and impart august praise on your fellow Pals&#8217; Acrostics. Then go enjoy an auspicious August weekend!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Fickle Finger of Fate Award for July 29th 2011<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Congratulations Lori!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><\/strong><\/font><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/?action=view&amp;current=5FAwardCert-3-77.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/5FAwardCert-3-77.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/?action=view&amp;current=August-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/August-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/?action=view&amp;current=0100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/0100.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Decorated%20images\/?action=view&amp;current=Augie.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Decorated%20images\/Augie.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday Fling #140 August 5th 2011 My dictionary defines &#8220;august&#8221; as an adjective which emphasizes that something it &#8220;marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.&#8221; August is known as a late summer month when it tends to be hot and sultry and summer vacation is making it&#8217;s last stand. 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