A riddle is a traditional verbal expression which contains one or more descriptive elements, the referent of which is to be guessed. The answer is often unexpected, albeit traditional. Riddles aim to demonstrate the knowledge or cleverness of the questio...
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Riddles (from Literature)
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Sirandanes - Riddles
Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.
Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles
Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.
Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles
Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
Grecian Riddle-Jokes
Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
Versification of Vietnamese Riddles
Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.
Mambila Riddle Machine
Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
Old English Riddles
Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao
Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.
Homefun on Riddles
A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener
Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.
Aenigmata
The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
Syllabus for Puzzling Narratives
Online course materials exploring the function of charms and riddles in traditional and modern literature.
Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.
Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.
Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.
Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.
A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.
The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
Online course materials exploring the function of charms and riddles in traditional and modern literature.
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