Brain Teasers
The Shining
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I with borrowed silver shine,
What you see is none of mine.
First I show you but a quarter,
like the bow that guards the Tartar;
Then the half, and then the whole,
ever dancing around the pole;
And true it is, I chiefly owe
my beauty to the shades below.
Who am I?
What you see is none of mine.
First I show you but a quarter,
like the bow that guards the Tartar;
Then the half, and then the whole,
ever dancing around the pole;
And true it is, I chiefly owe
my beauty to the shades below.
Who am I?
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Yay!!! I almost never get the right answer for these kinds of teasers!
Very easy, but beautifully written.
great poem and it is VERY good for a teaser
Thank you for your kind comments. They are much appreciated.
That was great and had me guessing all the way.
I thought the title had something to do with the movie, but boy was I wrong!
the answer was the moon
and it came very soon
but I liked how it was written
it purred just like a kitten
GOOD JOB !
and it came very soon
but I liked how it was written
it purred just like a kitten
GOOD JOB !
If I had botherd to think about it I may have guesed it. o well.
the first two lines did it for me. it was a great riddle, though.
Thank you
Beautifully written!
Very nice teaser! I liked the poem!
Congrats on TOTD! This is very nice - you really should write more riddles.
I usually don't like these kinds of riddles, but I got it with the first 3 lines. Nicely written.
Beautifully written teaser, though painfully easy. THe first line gave it to me.
That was a great riddle! Thanks.
i got the right answer, but don't understand parts of the verse -- e.g. tartar? shades below?
Awesome!!! I didn't get it...but it was very well written. Great job!!!
So easy I got it from the first line, but very well written.
Anyone got a clue what is "the bow that guards the Tartar?"
Can't answer that Feste. I did get the correct answer to the riddle, and I liked the wording. It was quite easy but beautifully written.
Well written, I got it right away!!
Shouldn't people be giving credit to the poets who originally wrote this stuff? Jonathan Swift wrote this. It is beutifully written. Good job Mr. Swift.
great teaser.very well written.and who cares who wrote the fricken poem.
Loved It - Thought the comment by Shaz was great should be a poet and doest even know it!!
That's true, I looked it up. But I liked it no matter who wrote it, and I never would have known this poem if Jazz hadn't adpated it to this teaser. I did get it fast, except I too didn't understand, either here or in the original poem, what are the "shades below"? And, what is the "bow of the Tartar"? Those made me wonder if the answer was as clear as it seemed at first.
Thanks for the nice and fun teaser, Jazzmusician! one of my fave Brainglers!
Thanks for the nice and fun teaser, Jazzmusician! one of my fave Brainglers!
i like the way it is written... i couldnt guess it though... oh well great teaser!!
nice teaser.
i got it, therefore I loved it
i got it, therefore I loved it
very nice teaser!
Well it wasn't THAT easy! I thought it was a SUNDIAL!
Shine not its own (sun gleam), shows quarter, half and whole (quarter hour, half hour, full sun of midday), dancing round pole (pole in center of sundial) and shades below...
Good teaser!
Shine not its own (sun gleam), shows quarter, half and whole (quarter hour, half hour, full sun of midday), dancing round pole (pole in center of sundial) and shades below...
Good teaser!
Wonderful!!! Clap, clap, clap.
Good Job
Good Job
JazzPOET:
I loved it. Got the answer easily but your poetry stirred me.
I'll add this to my collection if U
don't mind.
NICE (Very Visual) Thanx
I loved it. Got the answer easily but your poetry stirred me.
I'll add this to my collection if U
don't mind.
NICE (Very Visual) Thanx
I GOT THAT ONE WOO
The first two lines mostly gave it away, and I took a guess.
Am I the only one who guessed stripper? *blush*
I really like this one. Well put together.
I loved the way it was worded. It was so beautiful. Then the answer the moon just fit right in perfectly.
Great teaser.
Monday~
Great teaser.
Monday~
Loved this one! The quarter, half and whole gave it to me...but even then I wasn't sure because I didn't understand the meaning of the other phrases (except for the area below..) Thanks for a good teaser.
The shades below..not area
not sure about the "shades below" but "the bow that guards the Tartar" refers to the shape of the quarter moon (or maybe a near-quarter) It's shaped lie an archer's bow, like the short bows that Attila the Hun's Tartars used when they terrorized Europe.
Aug 14, 2010
Hmm...it works just as well for "kaleidoscope," which was my guess.
The "beauty to the shades below" fits especially well, as does "dancing around the pole."
The "beauty to the shades below" fits especially well, as does "dancing around the pole."
I got this one right away, and then I realized I had seen it before. Still a good one.
Very much enjoyed this one. Thanks.
First two lines, awesome!
Third line completely gave it away.
Overall well-written.
Good job but next time try to make it a little less obvious.
Thanks and All the best!
Third line completely gave it away.
Overall well-written.
Good job but next time try to make it a little less obvious.
Thanks and All the best!
Easy and well-written. Now I know what a "tartar's bow" is.
I learned another thing - who wrote it. "Shades below" could mean the shadows below. Or don't shades mean souls sometimes? Either one fits, I think.
Maybe shades below is talking about the moons shadow on the Earth during a solar eclipse
Nice job! I got this one because I used to be an astronaut.
I just can't give credit to jazzmusician when Jonathan Swift wrote it and I do not like it when people take credit for someone else's work. It would have been admirable to say "Quote from Jonathan Swift." Strictly my opinion!
I too found this teaser exceptionally easy, but like both Babe and jtoupence pointed out, it is plagiarized. I first read this poetic riddle as a very young child.
The poster made no attempt to offer credit to its source (which is required by the rules) nor did he or she correct anyone offering kudos on writing such a good poem.
Congrats Mr Swift on having the "Teaser of the Day" THREE TIMES since your death (268 years ago).
The poster made no attempt to offer credit to its source (which is required by the rules) nor did he or she correct anyone offering kudos on writing such a good poem.
Congrats Mr Swift on having the "Teaser of the Day" THREE TIMES since your death (268 years ago).
Well, Babe you are out of line in your remark. Jazz submitted it, he never said or took credit for writing it. Think before you put somebody down.
This is my comeback for all the times you post bad remarks about others.
This is my comeback for all the times you post bad remarks about others.
I like the poem, but it was too easy (I got it from the first line). Still, a very good riddle!
It was a good teaser. I got it, but a half and full moon are the same thing. The quarter moon is actually when half the circle we see is lit, named so because we see a quarter of the moon lit up. It could also be referred to as a half moon, I suppose, but a half moon doesn't exist. Good teaser anyway!
Also, I think the 'shades below' thing just means it's night.
@Cutebug - By submitting it without specifying the original source, Jazz is passing it off as his own. Even if he is doing it unintentionally, it is the very definition of plagiarism.
I got it
Fun and easy teaser; it did not take long for me to figure out.
All I needed were the first two lines.
The first line was enough . But it's great.
Fairly easy, but beautifully written!
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