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Keeley: "Jamie's Tart Breaks Tartt's Heart."
Ted: Did you just come up with that?
Keeley: Yeah.
Ted: Everyone would read that.
Keeley: Of course they would! I mean, you have no idea, the power of rhyming in this goddamn country.
— Ted Lasso

Rhymes are catchy and memorable, so if a creator wants to publish a work that stands out among its contemporary releases, giving it a title with rhyming words or phrases could help. Even better, the English language has plenty of rhyming terms and phrases (e.g. Dream Team, Helter Skelter, Hocus Pocus, etc.) that creators can use without having to come up with their own jingle.

This trope frequently overlaps with Rhyming Names or Rhyme Theme Naming, especially in works that use (Multi) Character Title, and may feature one or more characters speaking Rhymes on a Dime, especially if the rhyming title is given to a Rhyming Episode.

May or may not be a part of an Idiosyncratic Episode Naming. Compare and contrast Alliterative Title, in which the words begin with similar phonetic sounds. "Double, Double" Title may result when both this trope and the latter are used in conjunction.

Some of these appear often enough that they could be considered Stock Rhymes (watch how many times "Zero to Hero" and "Double Trouble" show up in the examples, among others).

For an index of trope titles that rhyme, see Sublime Rhyme.

Examples:

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    Anime & Manga 
  • Black Jack
  • Dagashi Kashi
  • Deadman Wonderland
  • Dolls Fall
  • Eerie Queerie!, a supernatural Boys' Love manga, is simply titled Ghosts in the original Japanese. Presumably, this is considered too bland for the English market, so it is retitled to the rhyming Eerie Queerie.
  • FLCL, pronounced "Fool-ee Cool-ee"
  • Flunk Punk Rumble
  • Helter Skelter
  • Pokémon the Series:
    • Pokémon: The Original Series:
      • "Tentacool & Tentacruel"
      • "Make Room for Gloom"
      • "Friends to the End"
      • "A Scare in the Air"
      • "Snack Attack"
      • "A Way Off Day Off"
      • "Pokémon Double Trouble"
      • "The Stun Spore Detour"
      • "Hello, Pummelo!"
      • "Roll On, Pokémon!"
      • "Illusion Confusion"
      • "Flower Power"
      • "Spinarak Attack"
      • "Fighting Flyer with Fire"
      • "Grin to Win!"
      • "Hour of the Houndour"
      • "Love, Totodile Style"
      • "The Psychic Sidekicks!"
      • "Hassle in the Castle"
      • "Imitation Confrontation"
      • "The Trouble with Snubbull"
      • "Ariados, Amigos"
      • "Wings 'N' Things"
      • "Right on, Rhydon!"
      • "Fight for the Light!"
      • "The Mystery is History"
      • "You're a Star, Larvitar!"
      • "A Claim to Fame!"
      • "Can't Beat the Heat!"
    • Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire:
      • "Gonna Rule the School!"
      • "Brave the Wave"
      • "A Three Team Scheme"
      • "Now that's Flower Power!"
      • "Fight for the Meteorite"
      • "True Blue Swablu"
      • "Go Go Ludicolo!"
      • "A Six Pack Attack!"
      • "Whiscash and Ash"
      • "A Fan with a Plan"
      • "Cruisin' for a Losin'"
      • "Claydol Big and Tall"
      • "The Great Eight Fate!"
      • "Choose It or Lose It!"
      • "The Scheme Team"
      • "Numero Uno Articuno"
      • "Rough, Tough Jigglypuff"
      • "The Saffron Con"
      • "A Hurdle for Squirtle"
      • "Tactics Theatrics!!"
      • "Queen of the Serpentine!"
      • "New Plot - Odd Lot!"
    • Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl:
      • "Different Strokes for Different Blokes!"
      • "Arrival of a Rival!"
      • "An Elite Meet And Greet!"
      • "Tears For Fears!"
      • "One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!"
      • "A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!"
      • "Doc Brock!"
      • "A Breed Stampede!"
      • "Dressed for Jess Success!"
      • "Bagged Then Tagged!"
      • "Fighting Ire with Fire!"
    • Pokémon the Series: Black & White:
      • "A Venipede Stampede!"
      • "A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1"
      • "A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2"
      • "New Places... Familiar Faces!"
      • "Butterfree and Me!"
    • Pokémon the Series: XY:
      • "Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!"
    • Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon:
      • "Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!"
      • "Big Sky, Small Fry!"
      • "Currying Favor and Flavor!"
      • "League Offenders and Defenders!"
    • Pokémon Journeys: The Series:
      • "Serving Up the Flute Cup!"
      • "Destination: Coronation!"
      • "Splash Dash and Smash for the Crown! / Slowking's Crowning!"
      • "Pikachu Translation Check... / Up to Your Neck!"
      • "Getting More Than You Battled For!"
      • "A Rollicking Roll... / Eyes on the Goal!"
      • "Sleuths for Truth!"
      • "Grabbing the Brass Ring!"
      • "A Midsummer Night's Light!"
      • "Star Night, Star Flight!"
      • "Battle Three With Bea!"
    • Pokémon Horizons: The Series:
      • "The Flower Tower"
      • "Food Fit for a Kingambit!"
      • "Friends as Two, Me and You"
(Note: This does not happen in other languages (especially many European ones) due to obvious reasons. “Snack Attack”, for example was translated as “Fome de Snorlax” in Brazillian Portuguese, but "Ataque de Comida" in European Portuguese (a literal translation of the English one))

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  • In Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin's favourite bedtime story is titled: "Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie".
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    Films — Animation 

    Films — Live-Action 

    Literature 

    Live-Action TV 

    Magazines 

    Music 

Artists

Albums and Songs

    Pinball 

    Platforms 

    Podcasts 

    Poetry 
  • "Don Juan''
  • "Georgy Peorgy"
  • "Humpty Dumpty"
  • "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater"
  • "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
  • "Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross" (which rhymes in a British accent)

    Tabletop Games 

    Theatre 

    Toys 

    Video Games 

    Visual Novels 

    Web Animation 

    Webcomics 

    Web Original 

    Web Video 

    Western Animation 

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