Interrogative riddles, puzzles

Interrogative riddles and puzzles of this category in terms of function of the tasks traditionally existed as a form of rivalry. The main puzzle feature that distinguishes them from other genres are: binary structure and the need to respond to the question raised in the first part. Traditional usage of this genre to perform an active dialogue.

Mystery of the genre can be divided into the following sections: objects riddles, riddles about a specific incident, riddles about letters, sounds and words, objects, monuments, as well the actual monuments, as well anecdotal monuments, as well puzzles. Chapter titles reflect the three larger groups: the interrogative riddles and puzzles. However, some newly discovered works department does not strongly related limit signs. In other countries, the usual call all these riddles genres belonging to a group of texts. Lithuanian folklore studies so far narrower set of riddles called - so-called "true, pure, or objects, riddles. It is now proposed, according to international usage, the name of the genre in Lithuanian only one to leave the word "riddle" and minklėmis called one of the six chapters of this genre.

Object puzzles consist of a short artistic performance (prompt), figurative imagery, describing the reality of any items or events, and įminimai directly įvardijantys the object or phenomenon:

Bear claws cuffs. - Sąspara

Lithuanian folklore is full of such mysteries, the most studied, only one of the genre systematiser. The riddle įminimai generally refers to simple human environment (in Lithuanian riddles, it is often peasant) objects - living and dead, of natural and man-made - but sometimes įminimuose mention of natural phenomena, the concept of time:

Seven Aunty in one bed lay. - Week

Prompt poetic images are very different, they may be older and broader themes of the peasant life, and sometimes, mythical and fantastic elements. Prompt dead objects displayed much less than the specified įminimais. Poetic images of objects mysteries dynamic and witty. There are plenty of rhythmic and rhymed texts contain a lot of alliteration, assonance, consonance of the create (Wiggle VARANGU, brush REPETA) and onomatopėjiškų (tatatuoja) words.

Riddles about a specific incident similar to the prompt questions about the nature of objects, but the correct answer is only possible when a particular incident is known by this riddle describes allegorical or metonymically:

Strove or family of the children ate. - Varna reported Outdoor grab the cat, which they brought to the nest for their children - young crows ate, but when the crow immediately, but it brings, flew away, the cat ate Stars Collect. [Strove - dish meal]

These riddles are found in ancient written sources, in some tales. Can be imputed to them and the religious mysteries and religious issues in the form similar to minkles. The mysteries of Lithuania written very little.

Riddles of the letters and sounds and words. Sometimes they are called puzzles. However, their logical structure, masking the principles are the same as the objects of mysteries, but here the subject of other certifying abstract thinking stage, because in order to solve the riddle, mentally broken down at the reality of the object concept, and its sign, ie the sound of the word or graphic resolution:

At the middle of the pastor, At Grandma of two. - The letter 'b'

Minklėms texts available under the formal criteria - the question of form. Therefore minklės objects from some of the mysteries of objects only, and it is different:

Who climb into a tree in feet? Hop - minklė
In the feet, hands to the tree board. Hop - a mystery

The real questions minklės is witty, often confusing interrogative, as makes you think about things more complicated and the answers are simple and unexpected:

What the world has the largest hat? - He who has the biggest head.

Minklės not so poetic and beautiful as a riddle.

Anecdotal minklės modern usage of people called jokes. This is a funny texts, consisting of one question and answer. Their pursuit of humor, unexpected answers, often ambiguous, the game Polysemy inherent mysteries and poetry minklių. These bears the marginalized genres and can be administered both minklėms and jokes. Formal distinctiveness could be whether the issue immediately, or įrėminamas in any situation. In the first case, it is anecdotal monuments, as well the second - a joke:

Why do blondes do not like shashlyk? - Because the spit do not fit into the mouth.

Armenian radio said:
- Why do men's wrinkles on the forehead, are horizontal, and the women - the vertical?
Armenian radio said:
- Because her husband asks, "Where is the money?" (Suraukusios eyebrows). And the man said, "What money?" (Holding the eyelids apart).

Puzzle - This is real tasks that often have to calculate the address:

The meeting in ten Indian, which feasted. After the feast, they all kissed each other. How many times they are kissing? - Kissing each of nine times, and since they were ten times a ninety-kissing.

However, there are such puzzles, which, like other newly discovered works of this genre, Reminiscence, just non-standard, creative thinking, the ability to see unexpected angles:

Goes the old brand of "Moskvitch. The sudden turn turned around. Which does not turn the wheel? - Spare.

Many mysteries exist independently, some other form of folklore (fairy tales, songs) part. Mystery of origin is associated with taboos and magical rites of some ceremonies. Mystery is the echo of events mentioned in folk tales and wedding ceremonies. Eventually riddle lost magical power and importance of ritual, they became the two mentioned groups of people or entertainment, gaming, training and education tool.