Riddle-Ku! [wrapped-up sun]

Riddle-ku (National Poetry Month 2014)

 

Riddle-Ku of the Day

I am wrapped-up sun
Boxed inside stone and metal
Tied with flame ribbons
?
–Laura Purdie Salas, all rights reserved
?

HINT 1:

 

fireplace_sq_z_500

HINT 2:

 

fireplace_sq_500

 

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TITLE (AND ANSWER):

FIREPLACE

 

[Educators, please click here to see a roundup of the entire month’s riddle-ku and also to get suggestions for using these riddle-ku with your students.]

UPDATE: My riddle-ku are now available in Kindle and paperback as Riddle-ku: Haiku for Very Close Reading (along with tons of great auxiliary materials for teachers), part of the 30 PAINLESS CLASSROOM POEMS series.

riddle-ku-FINAL-kindle
Riddle-ku: Book 2 in the 30 Painless Classroom Poems series

 

34 Responses

  1. Here were our guesses: light bulb, center of the earth, lava, volcano…lots of ahs when they saw the fireplace. Such a fun way to start the day!

  2. Here were our guesses: light bulb, center of the earth, lava, volcano…lots of ahs when they saw the fireplace. Such a fun way to start the day!

    1. Outdoor grill is a great guess! I think this riddle-ku needed more specificity to it…

    1. Outdoor grill is a great guess! I think this riddle-ku needed more specificity to it…

  3. I like the flame ribbon the first pic to me looks like someone riding on a camel in the hot desert where the sun is so hot that everything glows orange hope you had a nice weekend igot my self a few poetry books I can’t wate to read them

    1. Fire is like clouds that way–fun to look for pictures in:>) Yay for poetry books. I have two new kids’ poetry books and a new adult poetry book to read. Now to find the time to read them!

  4. I like the flame ribbon the first pic to me looks like someone riding on a camel in the hot desert where the sun is so hot that everything glows orange hope you had a nice weekend igot my self a few poetry books I can’t wate to read them

    1. Fire is like clouds that way–fun to look for pictures in:>) Yay for poetry books. I have two new kids’ poetry books and a new adult poetry book to read. Now to find the time to read them!

  5. Forgive me for not commenting regularly, Laura, but I’ve been keeping up with your riddle-ku series and enjoying each daily dose! I think you came up with a wonderful, classroom-friendly way for children to be interactive with poetry this month.

    1. Oh gosh–no problem at all. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying them:>) Thanks!

  6. Forgive me for not commenting regularly, Laura, but I’ve been keeping up with your riddle-ku series and enjoying each daily dose! I think you came up with a wonderful, classroom-friendly way for children to be interactive with poetry this month.

    1. Oh gosh–no problem at all. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying them:>) Thanks!

    1. Thanks–and I love the feedback. Trying to get a handle on which riddles are too easy, too hard, etc. :>)

    1. Thanks–and I love the feedback. Trying to get a handle on which riddles are too easy, too hard, etc. :>)

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