Living
Riddle 8
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
My first is a letter in juxtaposition;
My second ’s a letter in Syro-Phœnician;
My third is a letter in fanfaronade;
My fourth is a letter in rhodomontade;
My fifth is a letter in comicalness;
My whole combines gain and desirableness.
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Codex Note
Answer: EXPEDIENCY (X PD N C)
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 8.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/125/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 8.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/125/.
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