A riddle<span> is a </span>statement<span> or </span>question<span> or </span>phrase<span> having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a </span>puzzle<span> to be solved. Riddles are of two types: </span>enigmas<span>, which are problems generally expressedin </span>metaphorical<span> or </span>allegorical<span> language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and </span>conundra<span>, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the answer.</span>
