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Information: 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
The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao: Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS. (Riddles) http://uk.geocities.com/Morrison1782/Texts/DengmiYadiao.html
Old English Riddles Old English Riddles: Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles. (Riddles) http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001Brewer.htm
Aenigmata Aenigmata: The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction. (Riddles) http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/Aenigmata.html
Sirandanes - Riddles Sirandanes - Riddles: Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English. (Riddles) http://www.kreol.mu/Sirandanes_1.htm
Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles: Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive. (Riddles) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicRiddles/
Syllabus for Puzzling Narratives Syllabus for Puzzling Narratives: Online course materials exploring the function of charms and riddles in traditional and modern literature. (Riddles) http://www.eiu.edu/~multilit/english4390-f00/syllabus.htm
Homefun on Riddles Homefun on Riddles: A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms. (Riddles) http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/RIDDLES.htm
Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles: Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles. (Riddles) http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/hamnet.html
Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener: Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles. (Riddles) http://cc.joensuu.fi/~loristi/1_97/kai197.html
Versification of Vietnamese Riddles 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. (Riddles) http://www.geocities.com/chtn_nhatrang/riddles.html
Grecian Riddle-Jokes Grecian Riddle-Jokes: Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations. (Riddles) http://haldjas.folklore.ee/folklore/vol10/minorf.htm
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Information: 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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