Riddle

I am, in truth, a yellow fork From tables in the sky By inadvertent fingers dropped The awful cutlery. Of mansions never quite disclosed And never quite concealed The apparatus of the dark To ignorance revealed. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.A shooting star
B.A comet
C.Fireworks
D.I am lightning.
Hint: It's a 3-word phrase with 12 letters, starting with "I".

Answer

I am lightning.

Why this is the answer

The "yellow fork" dropped from the sky's "tables" (storm clouds) that suddenly reveals things in the dark is a vivid metaphor for a lightning bolt.

This riddle is filed under Dark Riddles and rated Hard.

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