opening line

C9639

concept

An opening line is the initial sentence or phrase in a piece of writing or speech designed to capture attention, set the tone, and introduce the subject or context.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
opening line canonical	9
hook line	2
incipit	1
introductory line	1
novel opening	1
opening declaration	1
opening hook line	1
opening phrase of a soliloquy	1
version of opening narration	1

Instances (17)

Instance	Via concept surface
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways surface form: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"	—
Today I don’t feel like doing anything surface form: "Today I don’t feel like doing anything"	—
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem	—
And now, here's Ollie Williams with the Black-U-Weather Forecast surface form: "And now, here's Ollie Williams with the Black-U-Weather Forecast"	introductory line
"Even when the sky comes falling"	hook line
Patrick Stewart (original poem / some releases)	version of opening narration
Book I: Miss Brooke	novel opening
Fratelli d’Italia, l’Italia s’è desta	—
Time present and time past	—
About suffering they were never wrong, the Old Masters surface form: "About suffering they were never wrong, the Old Masters"	—
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night surface form: "The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night"	opening hook line
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” surface form: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow"	opening phrase of a soliloquy
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough	—
I hate you so much right now!	hook line
The People Shall Govern!	opening declaration
Kol od balevav penimah (As long as in the heart, within) surface form: Kol od balevav penimah	—
opening line "It was a dark and stormy night" surface form: "It was a dark and stormy night"	—