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As if to enforce the trope, some characters [[Rhymes on a Dime|break out in rhyme]] when they receive prophetic visions.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' is an [[Egregious]] user of this trope; all of the prophecies rhyme, even if they're translated from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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** Amusingly, this is just what [[Doctor Strange]] does when casting spells.
* [[Pokémon: The Movie 2000|"Disturb not the harmony of fire, ice, or lightning]], lest these titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they '''clash'''. Though the water's great guardian shall arise to quell the fighting, alone his song will fail; thus the Earth shall turn to '''ash'''." Et cetera.
== Comic Books ==
* Lampshaded in Issue 1 of [[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]], where one character translates an ancient message in rhyme, and is called on it.
== Film ==
* Lampshaded in ''[[Hercules (1997 film)
* The prophecy in ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''.
* From ''Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny'': "From where you came you shall remain \ until you are complete again". It was originally in Latin too.
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