Riddles in the Dark of Exilian

[justatoady]

i like ierne's answer, though i can't think of the three walls

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(unless it's dimensions or the brain stem and hemispheres)

on a similar note, i could kind of see the

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heart with its three chambers. i'm guessing the servant lads could be blood cells that may be reporting information on oxygen levels or something (if they do that^^)

[Jubal]

These are really interesting ideas but rather on the wrong track.

[justatoady]

haha the three walls are very confusing,

what about

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insects and other crawlies with male worker drones like bees or ants or termites? i think bees communicate through pheromones, which are silent. i guess some of the structures they build might be triangular

[Jubal]

Again, nope. Hints maybe?

Hint #1

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How do you, regularly, get messages that have no accompanying sound?

Hint #2

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There's a synonym for something here that'll be a giveaway when you find it.

[justatoady]

ok so it's not because of a

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synonym and more a homonym, but now i can only think of books. they're bound(!) with a spine, a back and a front, and they contain loads of messages that don't make a sound. no idea about the servant lads, unless they're the letters or the words.

[comrade_general]

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I cheated and looked at Toad's answer but it made me think - is it the poem itself? Like contained within the beginning middle, and end?

[Jubal]

Toady is correct Though CG's idea is fantastic and I wish I'd thought of it first.

The bit you weren't getting:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_(servant)

Admin edit: fixed the URL

[justatoady]

Ah that was great! Never would have thought of it^^

If I understand correctly, it's my turn now, so here goes again:

When it's in the dark, during a show, to remain silent take care.
It's a place where you run to put a sphere in a square.
It's where some of us outrageuos opinions share.
It's half of a way to get high up into the air.
It's even on a hitter's wood, beware.

What is it?

(Sorry, Yoda wrote some of those!)

[justatoady]

maybe helpful hints:

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1. the shape of the little poem
2. where do you sit during a show in a theater or an opera house?
3. how are some of people's political opinions grouped together?
4. it's not really on the hitter's piece of wood but on something else that word describes

probably definitely giveaway

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5. two of what thing help some animals and machines to fly

[Tusky]

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Ah, is it a wing?

You have wings in a theater, political parties might be right wing & left wing (for the "outrageous opinions"), 2 would get you in the air. I guess the last line is for a bat?

[Jubal]

Yes, Tusky's guess makes sense. My other thought (which is clearly wrong from your hints) was:

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Ball, which fits some of them.
> Place to share outrageous gossip
> on a bat when it hits the ball
> balloon

Doesn't do first 2 as well though!

[justatoady]

yup, you're right tusky 

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and yes, it was a bat.
the line about the sphere and the square was about left wing and right wing as positions in football. not that the goal is really a square 

i guess this was a bit needlessly confusing, and from jubal's answer i see now that "opinions share" had more meanings i didn't think of.

[Jubal]

In terms of feedback, I think it's generally strong and basically works. I'd consider tweaking line 1 (mainly for scansion) and 3 (because political wings are usually treated as adjectives which will confuse people looking for a noun). The last line also could be shifted because you're asking people to guess "flight wing" twice, once in its own right and once for a bat, which isn't ideal. Maybe...

"While you wait for your cue, then be silent, take care,
In this place where you run to put spheres in a square.
If we're on the same one, then opinions we share,
And with two we've a way to get high in the air.
It's even on a hitter's wood, beware."

Still not sure of last line but I think the above preserves the ideas whilst being a bit neater (in my mind at least, others may disagree).

[Tusky]

All you that compete
With victory a desire

You that may gather
To plot and conspire

No longer a guage
To reach destinations

Make an alleigance
And unite the nations

[justatoady]

thank you very much for the feedback : )

good to know about the political wings being more usually used like adjectives!
thinking about it, i agree with your point about guessing a physical wing for flight twice...
in general, it's maybe a good idea to not have quite as many different lines, all of which could be the solution all by themselves.
perhaps i'll try and describe individual meanings longer, who knows^^