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A riddle is a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
A Poetic Riddle is a riddle that is written in the form of a poem.
Riddles are often set out in short verse, and have been found across the world throughout history;
In Old English poetry, Norse mythology, Ancient Greek and Egypt literatures.
One of the popular examples is the Riddle of the Sphinx (a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human being).
According to the myth, if you could answer the riddle you were free to pass, but if you failed, the monster would kill you!
Examples of Rhyming Riddle
1.
I can be found on paper or sitting in a bar
I can be found next to money that won't get you far
I share something in common with wheat and rice
Though you wouldn't want yo eat me because I don't taste nice
I can be kept in a box as well as keep time
Can you come up with an answer to go along with this rhyme?
I can be found on paper or sitting in a bar
I can be found next to money that won't get you far
I share something in common with wheat and rice
Though you wouldn't want yo eat me because I don't taste nice
I can be kept in a box as well as keep time
Can you come up with an answer to go along with this rhyme?
Answer: SAND
I can be found on paper: Sand paper
Sitting in s bar: Sand bar
I can be found on paper: Sand paper
Sitting in s bar: Sand bar
Money that won't get you far: Sand dollar
I share something in common with wheat and rice: Grain of sand
I can be kept in a box: Sand box
As well as keep time: Sand found in hour glass to keep time...
2.
A word I know, six letters it contains
Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains
A word I know, six letters it contains
Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains
Answer: DOZENS
Dozens - s = dozen = twelve
Dozens - s = dozen = twelve
3.
A beautiful face is what she has
Sing amazingly and named so fast
She loves to sew and you love her too
Now tell me who I am referring to
A beautiful face is what she has
Sing amazingly and named so fast
She loves to sew and you love her too
Now tell me who I am referring to
Answer: TAILOR SWIFT
Named so fast : Swift
Loves to sew : Tailor
Named so fast : Swift
Loves to sew : Tailor
4.
I'm a ten letters word, but when I heard
I have only four, not one letter more
My first two's sounds are neat; a kind of sheet
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed
Of my sound, the third is what will be heard
Alphabetically, in the middle of Modus Operandi
If you want to hear me, then like the shore
I end at the sea, that is a hint you see
I'm a ten letters word, but when I heard
I have only four, not one letter more
My first two's sounds are neat; a kind of sheet
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed
Of my sound, the third is what will be heard
Alphabetically, in the middle of Modus Operandi
If you want to hear me, then like the shore
I end at the sea, that is a hint you see
Answer: EXCELLENCY ( XLNC)
I'm a ten letters word, but when I heard
I have only four, not one letter more
EXCELLENCY --> X L N C
I'm a ten letters word, but when I heard
I have only four, not one letter more
EXCELLENCY --> X L N C
My first two's sounds are neat; a kind of sheet
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed
XL--> Microsoft EXCEL Spreadsheet
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed
XL--> Microsoft EXCEL Spreadsheet
Of my sound, the third is what will be heard
Alphabetically, in the middle of Modus Operandi
Alphabetically In the middle of MO(Modus Operandi)
-->...hijklM- N- O pqrs....
--> N
Alphabetically, in the middle of Modus Operandi
Alphabetically In the middle of MO(Modus Operandi)
-->...hijklM- N- O pqrs....
--> N
If you want to hear me, then like the shore
I end at the sea, that is a hint you see
I end at the sea-->SEA-->soundslike--> C
I end at the sea, that is a hint you see
I end at the sea-->SEA-->soundslike--> C
5.
First, think of a person who lives in disguise
Who deals in secret and tell naught but lies
Next, tell me what's the las to mend
The middle of a middle, the end of end
Finally, give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard to find word
Now, string them together and answer me this
"Which creature are you willing to kiss?"
First, think of a person who lives in disguise
Who deals in secret and tell naught but lies
Next, tell me what's the las to mend
The middle of a middle, the end of end
Finally, give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard to find word
Now, string them together and answer me this
"Which creature are you willing to kiss?"
Answer: SPYDER ( SPIDER)
First, think of a person who lives in disguise
Who deals in secret and tell naught but lies --> SPY
First, think of a person who lives in disguise
Who deals in secret and tell naught but lies --> SPY
Next, tell me what's the las to mend
The middle of a middle, the end of end --> letter D
The middle of a middle, the end of end --> letter D
Finally, give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard to find word--> err..--> ER
During the search for a hard to find word--> err..--> ER
6.
Gold from gravel can be seen
You'll get poisoned if lean
All my brother are solid
Uniquely, I'm the only liquid
Gold from gravel can be seen
You'll get poisoned if lean
All my brother are solid
Uniquely, I'm the only liquid
Answer: Mercury
Gold from gravel can be seen
-->Gold and silver mining. Historically, mercury was used extensively in hydraulic gold mining in order to help the gold to sink through the flowing water-gravel mixture.
Gold from gravel can be seen
-->Gold and silver mining. Historically, mercury was used extensively in hydraulic gold mining in order to help the gold to sink through the flowing water-gravel mixture.
You'll get poisoned if lean
-->Mercury poisoning can result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury (such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury), by inhalation of mercury vapor, or by ingesting any form of mercury.
-->Mercury poisoning can result from exposure to water-soluble forms of mercury (such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury), by inhalation of mercury vapor, or by ingesting any form of mercury.
All my brother are solid
Uniquely, I'm the only liquid
-->Mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
Uniquely, I'm the only liquid
-->Mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
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