First Lines Meme
Mar. 7th, 2018 07:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99Since I did the last lines ;)
1 - Lots of men have owed him money. (7)
2 - If the stork himself had delivered him, the kid wouldn't have been any less of a surprise. (17)
3 - There was a time when Bruce was very jealous of Harvey Dent. (12)
4 - In three days, they will crown him with a garland of laurels. (12)
5 - He should have known there would be trouble. (8)
6 - Solly cheered as loud as everyone else when news of the Japs's surrender had come through. (16)
7 - Randy thinks it hilarious that, after all of everyone's attempts, and goodness knows he's been the victim of Vince's plans in this area, it's Dave and the Rock, the guys who walked away, who actually made it as Hollywood stars. (40)
8 - Randy turned the phone over in his hand. (8)
9 - Alex was the first to notice, years in and out of juvy meant he woke up automatically at sun-rise. (19, and yes, I now realise sunrise is one word)
10 - The details were different, of course. (6)
11 - Thor had been awake all night expecting this, and hoping it would not occur. (14)
12 - Mystique went to visit Erik next. (6)
13 - Mystique followed Hank to the meeting, to make sure that the authorities weren't tailing him. (15)
14 - He's been the medic for the Wolves for too long. (10)
15 - John was literally powerless, alone and without a home. (9)
16 - Coming up with a plan that does not involve destroying everything in their path is pretty much what he brings to the team. (23)
17 - When Steve isn't busy saving the world as an Avenger, he comes with Sam on his hunt for the Winter Soldier. (21)
18 - She feels the weight, the power, the joy of it, more when they're lying together like this, rather than when she's actually giving him orders. (25)
19 - One of the things Pepper liked about Phil was that he was normal, and was still part of the ordinary and everyday despite everything that he was involved with. (29)
20 - Mystique hadn't made herself difficult to find, she'd even sent a few clues to the School since they couldn't use Cerebro anymore. (22)
21 - Fixing Gunnar's body was the first step. (7)
The mean length is pretty much the same as for the last lines (15.5 vs 15.7), but the mode is shorter (7 vs 11) and the median is longer (14 vs 11).
Two things really struck me, one is the complete lack of dialogue, and the other is how much more often I mention character names in the opening than in the closing. Which makes sense, but it's really interesting seeing it so starkly. Oddly enough, my favourite of the openings don't.
1 - Lots of men have owed him money. (7)
2 - If the stork himself had delivered him, the kid wouldn't have been any less of a surprise. (17)
3 - There was a time when Bruce was very jealous of Harvey Dent. (12)
4 - In three days, they will crown him with a garland of laurels. (12)
5 - He should have known there would be trouble. (8)
6 - Solly cheered as loud as everyone else when news of the Japs's surrender had come through. (16)
7 - Randy thinks it hilarious that, after all of everyone's attempts, and goodness knows he's been the victim of Vince's plans in this area, it's Dave and the Rock, the guys who walked away, who actually made it as Hollywood stars. (40)
8 - Randy turned the phone over in his hand. (8)
9 - Alex was the first to notice, years in and out of juvy meant he woke up automatically at sun-rise. (19, and yes, I now realise sunrise is one word)
10 - The details were different, of course. (6)
11 - Thor had been awake all night expecting this, and hoping it would not occur. (14)
12 - Mystique went to visit Erik next. (6)
13 - Mystique followed Hank to the meeting, to make sure that the authorities weren't tailing him. (15)
14 - He's been the medic for the Wolves for too long. (10)
15 - John was literally powerless, alone and without a home. (9)
16 - Coming up with a plan that does not involve destroying everything in their path is pretty much what he brings to the team. (23)
17 - When Steve isn't busy saving the world as an Avenger, he comes with Sam on his hunt for the Winter Soldier. (21)
18 - She feels the weight, the power, the joy of it, more when they're lying together like this, rather than when she's actually giving him orders. (25)
19 - One of the things Pepper liked about Phil was that he was normal, and was still part of the ordinary and everyday despite everything that he was involved with. (29)
20 - Mystique hadn't made herself difficult to find, she'd even sent a few clues to the School since they couldn't use Cerebro anymore. (22)
21 - Fixing Gunnar's body was the first step. (7)
The mean length is pretty much the same as for the last lines (15.5 vs 15.7), but the mode is shorter (7 vs 11) and the median is longer (14 vs 11).
Two things really struck me, one is the complete lack of dialogue, and the other is how much more often I mention character names in the opening than in the closing. Which makes sense, but it's really interesting seeing it so starkly. Oddly enough, my favourite of the openings don't.
