INVERSIONS.
Change of order, a turning backward, is the dictionary meaning of this term, and clearly explains the method by which this simple puzzle is constructed.
"Inversions" belong to the same genus as the Logogram, which has been fully described, but have their own peculiarities, as the following examples will plainly show:—
Two letters which express a superfluity,
Inverted name a famous Eastern County.
Answer: XS (Excess). SX (Essex).
Invert a title common in Spain,
A mark of recognition you obtain.
Answer: Don, Nod.
Invert a colour, quiet, staid,
A term for Poet you have made.
Answer: Drab, Bard.
Invert a sliding box in case or table,
You'll find a recompense—it is no fable.
Answer: Drawer, Reward.
A portion if 'tis backwards read,
Will prove to be a snare instead.
Answer: Part, Trap.