Literature

Six Rhyming Riddles to Tease Your Brain

BY Evan Mantyk TIMEDecember 10, 2024 PRINT

Put on your thinking caps. It’s time for an ocean of clever riddles. You’ll find the answers at the end.

I.
I travel thanks to water,
But do not float or sail.
More quickly than an otter
And have a smoke-like tail.

What am I?

 

II.
When at the beach, I soak up sun,
Look down on waves (that’s always fun),
But sometimes I get carried away,
Especially on windy days.

What am I?

 

III.
I walk where I like to enjoy a good salad
And those lines on the road, well I find them invalid.
Perhaps you have seen me while you’re driving past.
Hey! those lights are nice but you’re going too—

What was I?

 

IV.
I’m bigger than my mother
But also I am smaller. 
I’m colder than she is
And when I talk she freezes.
She wants me to use Danish
Though I feel that’s a pain-ish.

What am I?

 

V.
My hair is green and long.
I always make a point.
My body’s hard and strong
But if you should disjoint
It, you will see an eye;
With tears of orange I cry.

What am I?

 

VI.
An umbrella, a mushroom,
A thick cream or a dream? 
I keep changing my shape—
The sky’s billowing cape.

What am I?

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Evan Mantyk teaches history and literature in New York. He is also president and editor of the Society of Classical Poets.
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