Rewrite exercise
Write a first line that reassures the reader while naming the threat.
Test your versionMary Shelley · 1818 · Project Gutenberg #84
Frankenstein
You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.
hook Strength48
curiosity Gap44
mobile Readability54
shareability60
Pattern
False reassurance that quietly confirms danger.
The line says nothing bad happened, but the phrasing keeps disaster and foreboding in the reader’s first thought. The denial becomes the hook.
What to keep
- - A specific signal such as a time, number, place, or name makes it easier to remember.