Riddles Literature Folklore

Riddles Literature Folklore

Riddles

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 questioner and to challenge the knowledge or wit of the audience. A prolific modern form of the riddle is the riddle-joke.

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- Online course materials exploring the function of charms and riddles in traditional and modern literature.
- Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.
- Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
- Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
- Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.
- A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
- Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.
- Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
- Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.
- Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
- The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
- Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.

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