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Playing a Rhythmic Song
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My timpani play a rhythmic song,
With hammer on anvil I play along.
Down my canal no ship sets course,
And I have a stirrup that fits no horse.
What am I?
With hammer on anvil I play along.
Down my canal no ship sets course,
And I have a stirrup that fits no horse.
What am I?
Answer
A human ear.Timpani are a set of drums (kettledrums).
A hammer is a hammer-shaped bone in your ear, it is also called a malleus.
An anvil is an anvil shaped bone in your ear, it is also called an incus.
The "canal" is your ear canal, through which sound enters you ear.
A stirrup is a bone in your ear that is shaped like a stirrup, it is also called stapes.
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Good Job, More please
I hEAR your good at writing teasers. nice one.
Yes I agree. hEAR hEAR good teaser
Cute, but easy. Fun though.
COOL
the sturrip gave it away for, its the only ear bone i remember because i horseback ride
i also like the use of timpani, which may allude to the tympanic membrane or eardrum (my bio teacher would be proud)
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