Monday, November 19, 2018

riddle - Riddled and Dismembered


The following is a riddle. Do not solve the riddle. Instead, explain the title.



My top is tilted to the light,
A trumpet, almost, in its form
You court a woman? There I am.
I please, palliate, perfume and mourn.
Your grief I lament. Slay me and
I will your last amen adorn





Answer



This riddle is about a



Flower



The title can be explained by



Dismembering the flower in parts, which can be found in the riddle




My top is tilted to the light,



top is tilted -> Pistil: The ovule producing part of a flower.



A trumpet, almost, in its form



trumpet, almost -> Petal; self-explanatory



You court a woman? There I am.




woman? There -> Anther: The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.



I please, palliate, perfume and mourn.



please, palliate -> Sepal: The outer parts of the flower (often green and leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.



Your grief I lament. Slay me and



grief I lament -> Filament: Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower




I will your last amen adorn



last amen -> Stamen: The pollen producing part of a flower



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