Questions tagged [rhyme]
A problem or riddle written in rhyme for an artistic twist.
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Enigmarch Day 2: Rhyme
This puzzle was created as part of Enigmarch, a daily puzzle construction challenge.
Read this carefully to find what you need;
Now that you've read this you won't be misled.
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Land of the Deep but not Profound
In the land of the deep, but not profound,
We just might see a deer.
You shouldn't make a single sound,
And must respect their seer.
The people there are very odd,
and have strange tastes.
They do ...
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We are roaming birds, ready to fly away!
We are roaming birds, ready to fly away!
We head to the South, and we stash things away
We head to the West, and we catch the sunray
We head to the East, for a temporary stay
We head to the North -- ...
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Help! What is my friend drawing?
I have an old friend.
A real friend indeed.
We have fought to the end.
On and off a raging steed.
What I am and what I am not.
I am protective for all can tell.
And as to why I worry a lot.
I fear my ...
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Yesterday, I Had Tears (return)
Totally inspired by Yesterday I had Tears by @MrPie, thinking I had an answer, it led to a poem of it's own...
Riddle Me That:
I'm filled with tears,
You won't see me cry;
I've been seen for years,
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Yesterday, I Had Tears
Riddle Me This:
I am filled with tears, But you won't see me cry; I've been known for years, But unexplored am I; Below, the light clears, But my face appears high. Tomorrow, I'll have tears, ...
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Sixy word of the day
I'm a word with a certain number of letters:
Perhaps the first day for wearing new sweaters?
Putting in something with that number of sides.
As for what that number is, it's implied.
Another meaning, ...
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What is this set?
One for each hour, 1000 demons bathe
Last from a comic, first has water swathe
What is this set?
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My prefix is the word I want
My prefix is the word I want, while it's an abbreviation.
My infix is a negative that sounds like it has passion.
My suffixes are two separate words which can describe the look;
But users will not ...
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Let's play a game of Truth or Dare
Let's play a game of Truth or Dare.
I am the latter, if you're unaware.
Although I'm sweet, I'll sour your mind.
There could be some truth in the lie you find.
What am I?
Hint:
Hint 2:
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A tripled riddle [closed]
Take the blackest of pits that yearns for the light
See the fruit that it has for distance and night
Now warp the fruit's name and turn up the bass
And what is the answer you pull from this chase?
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A Riddle That Is 100% Pain
Unseeded with marsh flower is he
This youth approaching sanctity.
Complexion bad, in lard rolls he.
"Permit me", that was what I said
In answer as I chopped his head.
The answer is a single ...
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A short, brutal riddle
Left alone, I'm a word with five letters.
I'm honest and fair, I'll admit.
Rearranged, I'm of no use to trains.
Again, and I'm an overt place, warm and well lit.
What am I?
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Not like the one in Texas
I... PILFER AND MASK (or SKIMP AND FLARE)
I also... BOB A GRANNY THERE
I... USE A PRISON and APE OUR SINS
I'm often... EYELESS AND SIT IN BINS
I... PIPED CURD AND I JEER, you see...
At the end of the ...
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Rhyming Riley Riddle Ra
My prefix wants something gone,
My suffix that is now turned on!
My infix is a well known zone,
I am something that is unknown!
Hint:
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HEY... what are you doing?
With H I taste good.
With E I smell good.
With Y I snoop in the hood.
What am I... with HI?
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To be honest, we're genuine
To be honest, we're genuine; Hoaxes we don't like
Elephants are similar;unlike a riding bike
A truthteller we are; Never tell a lie
Swap letters and then you find: Words that mean fly.
Explode a ...
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The queen of riddles
Every good story is build up of acts,
one of which is a tragedy,
they all convey a mystery,
how many there are is history,
by the time you know your destiny.
$ $
Destined for greatness ...
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Riley Riddles can be fruitful you know
My first Riley riddle... Hope you enjoy!
My prefix might mean I kicked you
My suffix gives a value.
My infix might be a mother
Altogether it has a bright colour
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I could be a fruit or an embarrassing faux pas
I could be a fruit or I could be an embarrassing faux pas
I could be what you want with one that drops your jaw
I could be more boring, just a descriptor of your days
I could be many things, but I go ...
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A Far Eastern Poem
You insist I should take one
Ten I shall take as I won.
Tendencies are like a corpse
Fire spreads over entire course.
Fighting as they found a hole
Bamboos grow on land as whole.
Bamboozling, I take ...
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Keeper of the shrines
A small one I'd like to share from our upcoming puzzle game. Not that hard for the experienced.
The angry can not find me, yet the proud go to my door.
My tail eludes me when through the wind I soar....
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The times they are a-changin'
Nude, tall and blue,
Yellow's new love,
Owl too, though late,
Under the hood,
Symmetry in motion, outlawed, good.
This is my first yadu, enjoy!
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A Puzzling Easter Egg Hunt
What follows here is a little Easter Egg hunt I've pulled together for you all this year. Ultimately, you need to discover a single word of four letters in length which will be revealed by the puzzle ...
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Really cheesy, huh?
I scamper away at any sound,
I'm the thing next to your desktop, waiting to be found.
Change one letter and you are in me,
Add one letter, take a spoonful,
Yum! What a beauty.
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An everyday object... but it's a Really Obvious Problem Everyday
None of me and things might fall
Things also can't move, as I recall
Part of me, and you are me
All of me, might determine your fate,
After all, you would be under constraint
I am a 4 letter word. ...
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The blade of the leaf
Given a bird, a cat and a shrew,
along with a bat to give you a few.
Some sleep at night,
others in light,
surprisingly you are one too.
How do you relate to the title?
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My prefix is a human being, My infix is an insect being
My prefix is a human being.
My suffix tells you it is what.
My infix is an insect being.
I have features that can cut.
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Another prefix - suffix - infix mix
My start shortens round about
My ending settles doubt
My middle means combined with
My whole is always split
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The «prefix» «infix» «suffix» pepper flakes
I got what I desired; food served at my expense
Split up as affixes, the following makes sense
My «prefix» is fickle; it’s not scared of snakes
The «prefix» «infix» «suffix» pepper flakes
What am I?
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Go high, go bye, go die
STEAL my prefix and go high.
STEAL my suffix and go bye.
STEAL my infix and go die.
Leave me be and go STEAL!
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Not an affix-riddle at all
Slice my neck, that's quite epic.
Slice my thigh, that's quite demonic.
Slice my waist, you shall have a kill.
Slice all three, that's an overkill.
What am I?
Subtle hint:
Moderate hint:
Decisive ...
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My prefix will quench my thirst
My first 'Riley riddle':
My prefix will quench my thirst,
my suffix is fundamentally measured,
my infix is an ancient capital that is treasured.
What am I?
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Magic yet to end
Another Rileyism:
My prefix is a day,
My suffix makes you sway.
My infix is a fin,
I’m magic yet to end.
What am I?
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My prefix is the beginning
My prefix is the beginning,
My suffix is too,
My infix is telling,
What magic makes you do.
What am I?
Hint #1
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Riley Riddle - Fork, Mountain, London, Cancer
My prefix, is not very good
My infix, a bird not in wood
My suffix, might be the answer
Fork, Mountain, London, Cancer
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My prefix reflects the sun, my suffix was born to run
My prefix reflects the sun.
My suffix was born to run.
My infix is a dilemma at hand.
My whole cannot live on land.
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What is my favorite color?
Oh the sweet joys of favoritism! I have another puzzle for the community; as always good luck to you all, and I hope you enjoy it!
Go to the bottom you'll see.
Rounded but right there with me.
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My prefix cools you down, My suffix is way up high
My prefix cools you down.
My suffix is way up high.
My infix is a single noun.
My whole is gold, no lies.
Hint (added more and more):
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My infix is smoking dead, my whole is in your head
My prefix is for sure a lie.
My suffix is for sure alive.
My infix is smoking dead.
My whole is in your head.
Note: the "in your head" here is not referring to anyone; it means if one has ...
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If you don't have me you will face
On many minds of the human race
If you do not have me you will face
Turning me high at a feeding place
Being considered a family disgrace
Hint (upon request)
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Revolution repeated summons me soonest—what am I?
I thought of a riddle:
Dethrone the king, cast out the poorest
Revolution repeated summons me soonest
Put the rocks in the sky and the sun in the sea
Either way 'round, I'll still be me
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The fearsome maiden
Fair maiden of ___, most feared in these parts,
with terrible power thou ___ men's hearts.
The beaux of all kingdoms thou ___ to doom;
thy ___ and light they seek, but find their tomb.
Excited, the ...
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Blotted out thoughts
My rhymes got blacked out and mixed up!
Can you get them intact and fixed up?
Live on stage, that idol's new.
███████████████████████ay.
Too low, maybe sing a little higher.
███████████████████████...
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Part of me leads to my own recognition
My whole is a path to finding a solution,
Yet part of me leads to my own recognition.
Herring has forever been one of my top tools,
I've always loved using it, especially against fools.
What can one ...
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I reroll a needy third
My prefix I trail,
My suffix is male,
My infix is home to a wonder.
I make my prefix periodic,
My infix melodic,
My suffix detrimentally blunder.
What am I?
Inspired by the original 'Riley riddle'.
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A rhyming riddle: "Line them up in order..."
Line them up in order,
And into teams as well.
Each of them’s a character,
Under someone’s spell.
Some have foreign accents
And put on different things:
A cute hat, something grave,
Tails and dots and ...
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In company of thieves
What am I?
With thieves I consort,
With the Vilest, in short,
I'm quite at ease in depravity,
Yet all divines use me,
And savants can't lose me,
For I am the centre of gravity.
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Tenacious, what am I?
Wrapped around and around
My good friend that spins in bounds
Without me, he'll be removed
By another with me on the groove
I'm quite tenacious, yes I am
Clinging on while I still can
I keep many ...
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Cubes, what am I? [closed]
I am a cube
Made up of cubes
Twenty six cubes
Colorful cubes
Spinning cubes
Sliding cubes
But always a cube
A large, cubed cube
Not a ruby cube
And not a phoenix cube
But a bright cube
With-lot's-of-...
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