So I've been keeping track of Meyer's use of certain words and situations. After each chapter I will post my finding.
Note: when I calculate how often a word is used I round to the nearest half.
Chapter Number: 1
Chapter Name: Ultimatum
Pages: 31
Words: 7897
General Word Usage
Sigh-
12- Total Usage
5- Times Charlie sighs (14.7%)
5- Times Bella sighs (14.7%)
5- Times Edward sighs (5.8%)
6- Times when the sentence is merely "X sighed" (17.6%)
A variation of the word "sigh" is used approximately once every 2.5 pages.
Murmur-
3- Total Usage
2- Times Edward murmurs
- Times Bella murmurs
Someone murmurs approximately once every 10 pages
Someone murmurs approximately once every 3 pages from when the word is first used on page 25.
Grumble
- Total usage
- Times Charlie grumbles
- Amount
of
pages between each of Charlie's grumbling
Frowned
3- Total usage
2- Times Charlie frowns
1- Times Bella frowns at Charlie
2- Times Charlie frowns on page 16
Mutter
5- Total Usage
3- Times Bella mutters
1- Times Charlie mutters
1- Times Edward mutters
Someone mutters approximately once every 6 pages
Someone mutters approximately once every 4 pages between first and last use of word
Mumble
2- Total Usage
2- Times Charlie mumbles
2- Pages between first and last time Charlie mumbles
Edward:
17- Page Edward is introduced
34- Number of adjectives and adverbs used on page 17
100- Percentage of those adjectives used in relation to Edward
2- Times Edward is described as perfect/flawless
2- Number of consecutive pages where Edward is described as perfect
2- Times Bella feels the need to tell us how pale Edward is
1- Number of sentences where she describes his paleness
3- Times Bella describes Edward as stony
Bella describes Edward's stoniness approximately once every 5.5 pages from his introduction on page 17
5- Times a form of the word "hard" is used to describe Edward
Edward's hardness is described approximately once every 3 pages from his introduction on page 17
4- Times Edward's golden or bronze qualities are mentioned
Edward's gold or bronze qualities are mentioned approximately once every 3.5 pages from his introduction on page 17.
6- Times Edward's coldness is mentions
Edward's coldness is mentioned approximately once every 2.5 pages from his introduction on page 17
7- Times Bella is rendered weak by Edward
5- Times she mentions being rendered weak by Edward on page 17
Bella is rendered weak by Edward approximately every 2 pages from his introduction on page 17
24- Times eyes are mentioned
- Times someone rolls their eyes
Eyes are mentioned approximately once every 1 page
Note- for all chapters after this one I will attempt to post two stats pages. One for the chapter itself and one for the book so far.
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Random thought: have you ever thought of publishing these 'essays' on Twilight? There's enough BS lit out there (the cookbook, for example) and it would make for better reading.
Note: I didn't mean to sound like this blog is BS. I meant that to sound like "reading this a book would be better than the BS twi-lit out there"
Honestly, I never thought that any legit publisher would be interested.
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