Riddles Literature Folklore

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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• Homefun on Riddles - A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
  
• Grecian Riddle-Jokes - Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
  
• The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao - Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.
  
• 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.
  
• Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles - Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.
  
• Mambila Riddle Machine - Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
  
• Aenigmata - The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
  
• Old English Riddles - Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
  
• Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener - Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.
  
• Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles - Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
  
  

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