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The Path of the Riddle - II
I expect Richard will nevermore
start any degree of pointless war.
I, however, stay above, full circle in the sky.
A moment spectacle, from when the clouds cry.
start any degree of pointless war.
I, however, stay above, full circle in the sky.
A moment spectacle, from when the clouds cry.
Hint
The first two lines are based on a mnemonic.Answer
Rainbow.'Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain' is the mnemonic the first two lines are based on. This mnemonic is from the acronym ROYGBIV, which stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet, the colours of the rainbow.
A rainbow is a full circle, half of which is hidden beneath the Earth when it is in the sky.
A rainbow is caused by the refraction of light when it rains.
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Very good.
I got it from the last line. The first part was a bit obscure to me - I never learned that particular mnemonic.
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No offense but you need to be nice and think about other people's feelings.
luke13 you did a great job I loved it! keep them coming!
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