Basic Trope: A character's ears are used to show their emotions.
- Straight: Depending on how he is feeling, Charlie's ears will move.
- Exaggerated: Charlie's ears are able to move quite a lot.
- Downplayed: Charlie's ears do move, but they're not typically noticeable.
- Justified: Charlie is some kind of animal (or is half-animal) that naturally has ears that move in accordance to their emotions.
- Inverted:
- Subverted:
- Double Subverted:
- Parodied:
- Zig Zagged: Sometimes Charlie will have this ability, but sometimes he won't.
- Averted: Charlie's ears are unable to move.
- Enforced: Charlie is a minimalistic creature with huge ears and no voice. Thea ears are the easiest way to show how he's feeling.
- Lampshaded: "Charlie, it's like you're talking with you ears!"
- Invoked: Charlie uses his ears to communicate messages silently.
- Exploited: Bob looks at Charlie's ears to know how he's feeling.
- Defied: Tired of his ears always showing his emotions, Charlie wears a brace on his head to keep them in place.
- Discussed:
- Conversed:
- Played for Laughs: Charlie tries to hide his emotions, but his ears are a dead giveaway.
