The “What am I” puzzles are intended for children. They vary greatly in level. Some are for young readers and stick to the appropriate level of phonics as much as possible. The answers to the first ones I’ve designed are all animals or types of animals. I may do other types of things later. Each puzzle poem has a word or group of words in it that rhymes with the answer. I will assign these puzzles level A, B or C, for lowest, middle or highest reading skill level or age range, and then a number. Each puzzle will contain a key to find the answer.
The “Treasure Hunt” puzzles are on an adult level. Each puzzle will contain 4-5 four-line riddles. Each four-line riddle indicates a particular poet and one of his or her poems. The answer to each riddle will be one word (unless otherwise specified) from or related to the poem. All riddle answer words together will be clues that describe the “treasure”. The treasure can be a person, animal or thing, mythical, fictional or real, current or historical. When the riddle mentions the poet’s name, it means the last name unless otherwise specified. Many of the poems used in the riddles are among my favorites so they may (eventually) be featured in my blog. If not, I hope it’s not to hard for you to find them online. I’ve never done this before so I hope I’ve pitched the difficulty level somewhere in the middle. Hopefully, these puzzles aren’t impossible for a person who’s not that well acquainted with traditional poetry, nor way too easy for a person who is. Although these will vary in difficulty also according to how well known the poems and the “treasures” are, I will simply give each one a number. There will be a link to the answer at the end of each puzzle.
Poetry for Life 