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What differences can you see between these two pieces of writings?
Two days ago in the early morning,
while everyone in my family
was
asleep
there was a thunder knock at the door. 1
hardly opened my eyes trying to fin d the
wav to the door....
When the birds almost started their
morning tuning the old lady was woken up
o f a sudden knock at her door. She looked
fo r her glasses squeezing on the drawer as
well as trying to place her feet into the
slippers....
Anecdote is a written or spoken story about a
specific single incident serving to make the reader
or listener laugh or ponder over a topic. Generally,
the anecdote will relate to the subject matter that the
group o f people is discussing.
12 Match the ‘must be followed’ components of an anecdote writing and their definitions.
Chronological
the anticipation felt by a reader or viewer in wanting to know what will happen next
Flashback
arranged according to time
Suspense
the feeling that you are present in the immediate area being described
Immediacy
a narrative device in which the author shares an incident from the past
Insight
an important new observation about life or about people
13 Following the leading questions write an anecdote representing someone who was not socially
or personally responsible in specific incident. Include the consequences for this irresponsible
behavior.
1. What was the time of the year (season, day or night time), and the weather like?________________________
2. What were you doing at the moment?___ ______________________________________________________
3. What was the place surrounded by people?__________________________________________________
4. Did you know the person before?
5. Describe the action and emotional state of the character.
6. What were the results or consequences of the incident?
7. What impact did it make on you?_________________
8. What is the moral of the story?_____________________
