Riddle
When is this riddle not a riddle? When it's a trope.
A riddle is a word puzzle with a logical but nonintuitive solution and which is typically coded through the use of Double Entendre, Double Meaning, Multiple Reference Pun, unconventional descriptions of natural phenomena, and an otherwise hidden but discernible meaning.
Riddles are primarily employed as a mental exercise or challenge that forces the listener to use their intuition, outside the box thinking, logical reasoning, and memory to find the hidden solution behind the phrasing and context given.
Zener Cards
Designed by and named after perceptual parapsychologist Karl Zener, Zener Cards were designed to measure the ESP (extrasensory perception) of an individual.
The decks are twenty-five cards big, possessing five copies of each of the five demonstrating shapes; a plus sign, three vertical wavy lines, a square, a circle, and a five-pointed star. Tests involving Zener Cards are typically done with the subject being asked to guess what the card is without seeing it first.
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