Proverbs, riddles, and charms

Different Types of Riddles
A riddle is a statement, question or phrase that has a double meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. There are two types of riddles: enigmas and conundra.

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  An enigma is a problem in which the solution is expressed metaphorically. You have to carefully think about the riddle to come up with the solution.
  
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  A conundrum is a question that opens either the question or the answer.
  

A riddle, however, doesn’t need to be classified as one of these types. As long as it is difficult to figure out and has an answer or a meaning to it, it can be classified as a riddle. Today, riddles aren’t used as much as they were in ancient times, but they remain a definite way to get your mind working.
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Riddle Me This
Riddles can be great brain busters or conversation starters to get you to think. The answer can be right in front of your nose and even in the riddle itself, or it can be difficult and hard to comprehend. For more practice with word puzzles, check out these examples of rebus puzzles.

The riddle as a text has a two-part structure that includes the riddle itself and the answer to it. The answer is the nomination of the subject that is to be guessed; the riddle represents the image of this subject (Volotskaya, 1995).