Assertion: riddle | /r/HasProperty | phrase
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Source sentences:
text: A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.
text: That he may have crawled far longer than normal because of his injured feet, that he was successful in youth and middle age, and that he became blind and needed a cane to get around in old age is the way the riddle of the Sphinx is a metaphor for Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).
text: To solve a riddle, start by identifying whether the riddle is a conundrum, which is usually a simple question that uses puns, or an enigma, which is more complex and metaphorical.
text: Riddles are short poems, stories, or phrases that pose a question with a hidden meaning that you must answer to solve the puzzle.