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The Riddle Poem

A riddle is a descriptive poem about a person, place or thing, that uses figurative language to write about something without  revealing the identity of the person, place or thing.

Citation: Young Writers Corp. "Young Writers - What Is a Riddle?" Young Writers - Poetry Terms. Bonacia Ltd., 2008. Web. 1 Nov. 2014.

 

                                                                              A Published Example of a Riddle Poem:

                                                                                                              Who Am I?

                                                                                                         by Carl Sandburg

                                                                                              My head knocks against the stars.

                                                                                                    My feet are on the hilltops.

                                                                           My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.

                                                                                     Down in the sounding foam of primiral things

                                                                                 I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.

                                                                                         I have been to hell and back many times.

                                                                                  I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.

                                                                                       I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.

                                                                                            I know the passionate seizure of beaty.

                                                                        And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”

                                                                        My name is truth, and I am the most elusive captive in the universe

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                                                                                                                                              Citation: Young Writers Corp. "Young Writers - What Is a Riddle?" 

                                                                                                          Young Writers - Poetry Terms. Bonacia Ltd., 2008. Web. 1 Nov. 2014.

 

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An Original Example of A Riddle Poem

Who Am I?

by Brynn Siles

I can be your flashlight on the deepest, darkest nights.

But you'll find when you rely on me

I sputter, sputter, die.

 

I can be the sun on a cloudy day

but sometimes, I'm the rain

When you've got nothing

no umbrella to block you

Block you from the pain.

 

I can point you in a direction

When you don't know where to turn

But sometimes, I lead you astray

You will surely learn.

 

I can be your best friend

I can be your biggest hurdle

No way around, you have to jump

Tumble, tumble to the ground. 

 

My name is hope. 

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Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

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