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First Lines Meme
Mar. 7th, 2018 07:18 pmSince I did the last lines ;)
( 21 opening lines )
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.
( 21 opening lines )
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.
