So begins a poem, titled “The Cowboy,” about a real-life folk hero of sorts: Ben Ellingson, the 5-year-old who helped find ...

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is ...

The first, second and fifth lines of a limerick rhyme. The same goes for the third and fourth lines.

BY REP. ERIK PAULSEN For more than two centuries, generations of Americans have taken up arms in defense of this country. From Lexington and Concord, to the hallowed grounds at Gettysburg, to the ...