Questions tagged [rhyme]
A problem or riddle written in rhyme for an artistic twist.
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You dirty Mind - What am I?
I may sometimes be rather dry
But you prefer moist and hot.
The flesh is soft, you must apply
Just the right touch, don't get caught.
I must be pierced to bring you joy
My smell is known and often ...
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A celebrity you're guaranteed to know
I'm famous on the largest scale, and by millions I'm considered hot.
Often confused with a younger male, but young and male I am not.
I've never offended and nor have lied, that is what I can ...
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Ho, Hum! What Am I?
Ho, hum!
I'm grand and tall!
Sharp and dull, I am not small!
Kick my legs, but I won't fall!
Larger than a market stall!
Some see me balance atop ball!
But I prefer the grass and all!
Asia, Africa ...
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Present at school... Who am I?
I am present at school
But can't stand pools
Water tends to scare me
But croutons appease me
I frolik in class
But can't ever pass
Work can't be for me
But climbing is my glee
I crow in all lines
In ...
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I have a bow, what am I?
I have a bow, but no set of strings
I have a collar, but I'm not a pet thing
I have a stem, but I'm not from a pot
I have a blade, just not from Camelot
I am often scraped and dropped and abused
But ...
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My infix is the price that my suffix asks to pay
My first 'Riley Riddle':
My prefix is dishonest, in everything they say,
My infix is the price, that my suffix asks to pay.
What am I?
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What Am I? Alive Without Breath
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Alive without breath
As cold as death
Never thirsting, ever drinking
Clad in mail, ever clinking
Drowns on dry land
Thinks an island
Is a ...
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Two long sharp teeth
Two long sharp teeth
Two holes beneath
My bite is neat
I do not eat
What am I?
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To tell me who I am, you must have made me cry
They paid to see it and they applauded, as this concept was very new.
But only I could relate, for the differences in our cases were very few.
This made me sad and I chose to cry.
It’s the only time ...
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Fate of the merchant
Steal my infix and expect to earn
Steal my whole and get exposed
Steal my prefix and forever burn
Steal my suffix and silence arose
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My prefix is a single word
Today, my dear fellas, I want you to see,
that there is a whole new riddle by me.
The word I am seeking is not very long,
it's part of a show, where connections are strong.
The prefix is meant to be ...
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A burning organization... of guys?
Steal my prefix and fire shall arise.
Steal my suffix and someone dies.
Steal my infix and differ from guys.
Steal my whole and go reorganize.
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The world is brutal and cold
Steal my prefix and perform a sacrifice.
Steal my suffix and venture all over ice.
Steal my infix and a shove from fatality.
Steal my whole and forget a part of me.
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Soft of skin - What am I?
Soft of skin
With many inside
Flexible
And in any size
Play with me
Or just sit and rest
Put me in a firearm
If killing would not be best
What am I?
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I can't die. Who am I?
I meet many people.
I treat them equal.
I can harvest grain the middle age way.
I always go on, I never stay.
I can't die.
Some believe I can fly.
Most people don't like me.
And thus try to ...
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I go to (and I am in) many places
I go to (and I am in) many places
I know (and have) different faces
You may think about me every day
You may even need me to keep sane
I live around rockets in outer space
I am often talked about ...
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The Sisters' Riddle
This is a riddle that I know from back in high school. So here it goes:
Two sisters are we
One dark, one fair
We live in twin towers
And make quite a pair
One from land
And one from sea
The fairer ...
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If you see me, I may be tied up
If you see me, I may be tied up.
And if you need me, you may want me around a pup.
If you're suicidal, I might be adorned.
And if I touch you, you might become burned.
I'm associated with licorice,
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An Anime Affix Riddle
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #48: Unusual tag mix
My prefix hosted* talk to beat a killer from within.
My infix works for former bandit, shooting with their twin.
My suffix can be found in ...
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A Traveling Riley
Easy one in the 'Riley Riddle' tradition:
My prefix is unused.
My suffix is a forest removed.
My infix is a reunited analogue.
I am all alone but for a dog.
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It's not sunrise or sunset riddle
I hold the brightest of bright in a place with low light AND I am a place with low light that is not the night.
What am I?
Edit: The site wouldn't let me post the original version because it is not ...
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Do I Get This Done Here?
Another Riley riddle. Enjoy.
My Beginning has been truly proven.
My Middle has plans, better check when.
My End speaks, you should listen.
Once together, my Green Check will be given.
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An Educated Riley
Another one in the 'Riley Riddle' theme:
My prefix is where the soldiers stayed.
My suffix is from a bandaid.
My infix flows with the current.
I am where things should be learnt.
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As Slaughter Crept unto the Sheep
Turn in my lord! Turn in my lord!
But water I cannot afford.
Some milk is best at your request.
Now hide you and get you some rest.
But as he sleep, to him she creep,
As slaughter crept unto the ...
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The Abysmal King
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle),
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
Slay me now, and take a solemn vow,
Men can't say I might have died this way,
Thrust ...
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A borrower but not a lender be, I'm not a bank or university
From me you can borrow, but only for a while.
You've got to give it back or you'll pay a debt.
I won't borrow from you, that's not my style.
But you can give to me and some money you'll get.
I'm ...
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They Couldn't Sit Down 'Till They Got It Out of Town
What are the missing words, but most importantly, what is "it"?
They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it ...
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A book of mystery - Page III
Just as was for solving the first
Page number three had started to burst
With ink to tell you what to do
With the book your Uncle had given to you
A measurement of six squares
South from page 2s ...
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In the sea or in the sky
In the sea or in the sky
Sometimes also in your eye.
Melancholy feels like me
But energy I have plenty.
Into me you have vanished
Out of me you're astonished
What am I?
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A Conflicted Riley Riddle
My infix will give you a name
My suffix will help you with pain
My prefix will make you frown
My whole will let you down
What am I?
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When you go fast
When you go, I may show.
You fear me.
I'll blast if you're fast.
You'll hear me.
You'll get a balloon and very soon,
someone will come and clear me.
Who am I?
Hint:
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A Gentle Riley Riddle
...although I hope the difficulty is not too severe (but you just never fully know on this site!).
My prefix serves a trotter, that of which is not a horse.
My suffix might find water, at the tunnel'...
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"Where's my wife now?" (3rd of a riddle series)
"Hey there, this is the third riddle,
the sequel to the first and second ones.
I may not be bright like a candle,
but I have been shining once.
When young I was, a long time ago,
I had ...
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It's Christmas day, I have a gift just for you
It's Christmas day, I have a gift just for you,
if you figure out what it is, and here's a clue:
The gift is virtual, but as it's green like cash,
some say it has value, others say it's trash.
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What is this thing? – What starts with tea
What starts with tea
And has a ball
Lacks I and me
Is one for all?
What is this thing?
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Feast Your Eyes on a Riley Riddle
Currently working on my fourth anagram puzzle, so in the meantime, I have made a Riley Riddle. Sorry if this riddle seems rather lazy or if the title appears subjective (depending on whether you like ...
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A Resurrected Riley Riddle
I made a new Riley Riddle to make up for the laziness in my previous Riley Riddle, also inspired by @KevinL's Riley Riddle.
My prefix won't stand, but it cracks at the bottom.
My suffix has heads in ...
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Don't close me, I'm dangerous
I haven't written a riddle in a while, and my New Year's resolution is "make more puzzles," so here is a quick little riddle for you!
Dragon or demon, locked in its pen,
But without even ...
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Don't steal from Riley, or there will be suffering
Steal my prefix and the end is here.
Steal my suffix and the end is near.
Steal my infix and there will be fear.
Steal my whole and lose your dear.
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My prefix is the ruler of all our lives
My prefix is the ruler of all our lives.
My suffix hints us thrashing knives.
My infix before the fire was a cane.
My whole pretends that it's insane.
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Christmas is over, the demon will soon arise
There's this little helpless creature that would fear,
how Christmas is over and coming is a new year.
For a demon horned creature would shortly arise,
to take the little creature's home, despite its ...
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My prefix proved a girl's rank
My prefix proved a girl's rank.
My infix receives your thanks.
My suffix is grey and healthy.
My whole brags the wealthy.
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A rhyming riddle which rhymes
This is a type of puzzle,
Where you don't need any muscle,
Or you don't need to strain,
Just use your brain.
But if you still strain,
You will do no gain.
That was Hint 1,
Hope you find it fun.
Use ...
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Riley's, assemble!
Time for a Riley - it's been ages since my last one...
My infix is energy,
My prefix a curve.
My suffix full of honey,
And docs I preserve.
or
My prefix a curve,
My infix entering ...
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My suffix is feeling certain, I make you feel uncertain
My prefix uses a force.
My suffix is feeling certain.
My infix is a legal force.
I make you feel uncertain.
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Dear ___________, this one's for you
Assemble, fine puzzlers, and hear my tale
I promise, I won't be long
You've seen many puzzles, and tried to prevail
Some were right, and many were wrong.
Today I give you a new ...
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What game am I looking for?
Normally a nuke is delivered by missile or plane
But not this time, as it was on a train
Like a mirage, a mushroom in the sky
Overpassing the clouds, so high
I begin to experience vertigo
Witnessing ...
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What you need to say gets stepped on everyday
My prefix lets you drop without delay.
My infix forms what you need to say.
My suffix gives equality in every way.
My whole gets stepped on everyday.
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Who am I? A puzzle in parts
I am one of four brothers, we make a foundation
in some way we are native to every nation
if one is kind, the other is not
if one is a little the other is a lot
from what you give i will take
only 1 ...
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Who is the king of social media?
My prefix is the sound of shots.
My infix is when one gets shot
My suffix is a round thing.
My whole is a media king.
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