I cast a shadow as dark as I
I have been found in a pie
Insects sing, in the dead of night
Many together is quite the sight
What am I? And what does each section of the riddle mean?
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Are you a
Blackbird
Reasoning: I cast a shadow as dark as I
Blackbirds do cast a shadow and the dark as I refers to the color of the bird (Black)
I have been found in a pie
refers to the nursery rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"
Insects sing, in the dead of night
The Beatles (insects) sing "Blackbird" which has the lyric "Blackbirds singing in the dead of night"
Many together is quite the sight
Blackbirds generally nest separately but they do form "super flocks" when migrating.
The title refers to
a black swan which is a black bird and a rare (or exceptional) occurrence.
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1$\begingroup$ Well done, the final answer is correct but you haven't managed to get the insects line or the title. Hope you don't mind but I'll leave open for now and hopefully you can get the final sections. $\endgroup$– KarmSep 16, 2019 at 17:57
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1$\begingroup$ Gotcha, I've updated my answer and added a reasoning for the title. $\endgroup$ Sep 16, 2019 at 18:07
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1$\begingroup$ Damn. I figured this was the answer but could only make it fit the first two lines. I should've had your confidence to post it :-P (+1) $\endgroup$ Sep 16, 2019 at 18:15
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1$\begingroup$ For the last line, maybe a collective noun? (I couldn't find an apt one, but) otherwise the line seems a bit empty - same thing could describe lots of different creatures, and these particular ones aren't gregarious anyway. $\endgroup$ Sep 16, 2019 at 18:16
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