Pedagogical Aspects of Riddles: A Critical Examination of Igbo Riddles

Abstract

This    paper    is    based    on    a    critical examination    of    pedagogical    aspects    of riddles    among    the    Umuokirika community    of    Mbaise    Igbo.    The    study posits    that    riddles    play    an    important    role in    the    education    system    of    not    only children    but    also    in    adults.    Focusing    on riddles    from    the    Umuokikrika community    and    contending    that    riddles have    various    functions    to    play    in    society such    as    cultural,    social    and    historical,    the study    interrogates    pedagogical    values embedded    in    riddles.