History Main / RhymesOnADime

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** In ''Batman'' issue #525, Mr Freeze's {{mook}}s, Ice and Cube, do this. At least Ice does, speaking after Cube and rhyming with what he said. (This was ''before'' WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries' backstory for Freeze became RetCanon'd into the comics).

* The Rhyming Man, one of [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Mickey Mouse's]] enemies from comics in the 40s and recent storyline "The World To Come".
* Mr. Bones of Franchise/TheDCU, originally; it's been quietly disposed of since then.
* Creator/LenWein had The Demon (ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}) start doing this in ''ComicBook/DCComicsPresents''. Its later use by Creator/AlanMoore in ''Comicbook/SwampThing'' made it stick... sometimes with painful results when the author of the day is less than skilled at poetry.

* Subverted in ''ComicBook/GothamCentral''. Driver and [=MacDonald=] are talking to a Doctor in Arkham about The Mad Hatter.

* In an odd comic book adaptation, the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Road Runner]] had three sons, and they all spoke in rhyme. One story, in fact, had him seeing through the Coyote's disguise (in a road runner suit) because he couldn't rhyme.
* The Leannan Sidhe in Matt Wagner's ''ComicBook/MageTheHeroDiscovered'' does the same thing.

* Dan Jurgens' run of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] featured the Dark God Tokkots, who could split himself into two identical beings, so that on several occasions, one starts to speak, the other finishes.
* The following exchange between two warriors occurred in Steve Rude's Nexus:

* Occurs in ''ComicBook/{{Shadowpact}}'' when Blue Devil is promoted to a Rhyming Class demon.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' spin-off comic, "[[http://teentitanscomic.blogspot.com/2014/09/ Winterlude]]", is written like this. The narrator and characters speaks in rhyme for no discernible reason, other than just ''because''. (It starts out as a pastiche of "The Night Before Christmas", but quickly loses that)

* Splash Brannigan in ''ComicBook/TomorrowStories'' has this as one of his {{Verbal Tic}}s. When he's not rhyming, he's usually speaking in (extremely convoluted) [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal alliteration]]
* ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske: Characters that speak in rhyme are often encountered (examples include "De Koning Drinkt", "Sjeik El Rojenbiet", "De Wolkeneters", "De Tamtamkloppers", "Het Rijmende Paard",...) (The King Drinks, The Cloud-Eaters, The Tamtam Knockers, The Rhyming Horse)
* ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'': In ''ComicBook/CaptainMarvel2014'' #9, Carol Danvers encountered mutant singer Lila Cheney living in a planet called Aldana, where everyone talked in rhymes. For Lila was easy to blend in, because she's a singer. For Carol, it wasn't.
* Two-Edge, the insane half-elf, half-troll from ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' does this a lot, although he gives it up eventually.
-->'''Two-Edge:''' (Following a challenge as to where his loyalty lies) '''That''' we shall learn when the conflict is ended!\\
So far, there are '''none''' that I have befriended!\\
The waiting is over! The '''watching''' begins!\\
Soon we will see which of '''two''' edges wins!
** The most bizarre aspect of Two-Edge's rhymes is that they actually make a lot of sense once you realise what's going on in his head.
* The Clockwork Men, in the ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' strip of the same name, speak in nursery rhyme-like couplets.

Poetry or rap can still be included,\\

* In the live-action ''Film/{{Underdog}}'', the title character speaks in rhyme extensively, albeit not as pervasively as his [[WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}} cartoon forbear]]:
-->'''Underdog:''' ''[melodramatic]'' My rhymes are only said in fun! ''[normal]'' Okay, I'm done.
* When Admiral Pettigrew orders the arrest of Potter in ''Film/WatchYourStern'':
-->'''Captain Foster''': ''Potter'', an imposter?
-->'''Admiral Pettigrew''': Yes, Foster, an imposter!
* In ''Film/WhatsTheWorstThatCouldHappen'', PlayfulHacker Shelly Nix is a wannabe rapper who insists on constantly speaking in rhyme; much to the annoyance of those around him.
* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': The Evil Queen when preparing the poisoned apple.
-->'''Queen:''' Dip the apple in the brew... let the poison death seep through.\\

[birds whistle] Oh! You sing a song!\\

* Some segments of Disney's package films are almost entirely done in rhyme. This includes "Casey at the Bat" from ''WesternAnimation/MakeMineMusic'' (justified as it was based on the poem of the same name), parts of "The Flying Gauchito" from ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'', "Johnny Appleseed" and "Pecos Bill" from ''WesternAnimation/MelodyTime'', and some parts of "Bongo" from ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree''.
** In addition, in ''Melody Time'', emcee Buddy Clark speaks this way in all segments with the exceptions of "Bumble Boogie", "Johnny Appleseed", and "Pecos Bill".