Silence Tropes

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These are tropes about silence.

They can be related to both the techniques creators use to incorporate a lack of sound into their works, as well as in-universe examples of characters, objects, places and events that create, seek out, or maintain an absence of sound.


 * Cute Mute
 * Dead Air
 * Dramatic Ellipsis
 * Dumb Struck
 * Elective Mute
 * Enemy Mime
 * Facial Dialogue
 * Heroic Mime
 * He Who Must Not Be Heard
 * It's Quiet... Too Quiet
 * Hollywood Silencer
 * Kuudere
 * Lull Destruction
 * Mime-and-Music-Only Cartoon
 * Moment of Silence
 * Mouth of Sauron
 * Nothing Is Scarier
 * The Quiet Game
 * The Quiet One
 * Quieter Than Silence
 * Shell-Shock Silence
 * Silence Is Golden
 * Silence, You Fool
 * The Silent Age of Animation
 * Silent Age of Hollywood
 * Silent Antagonist
 * The Silent Bob
 * Silent Credits
 * Silent Partner
 * Silent Scapegoat
 * Silent Snarker
 * The Speechless
 * Spooky Silent Library
 * Stunned Silence
 * Talking With Signs
 * Visible Silence
 * Voice for The Voiceless
 * The Voiceless
 * World of Silence

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