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Literary Elements: Anecdote

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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LITERARY ELEMENTS:

ANECDOTE

WHAT DO YOU THINK ANECDOTE IS?

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AN ANECDOTE IS

A SHORT STORY ABOUT AN INTERESTING EVENT OR OCCURANCE

EXAMPLE

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

BY JRR TOLKIEN

THE FIRST BOOK, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

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EXAMPLE QUOTE P.23

THIS QUOTE TELLS THE STORY OF THE DEATHS OF FRODO'S PARENTS

WHY ARE ANECDOTES IMPORTANT?

WHAT DO THEY DO?

THEY ARE USED AS HOOKS

IN THE INTRODUCTION OF A TEXT

THEY ARE USED TO

EITHER MAKE OR ELABORATE UPON A POINT

HOW CAN ONE BAD THING

LEAD TO A SERIES OF BAD EVENTS?

THE AUTHOR MIGHT USE AN

ANECDOTE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE

IN AN "IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE"

TYPE OF FORMAT

WRITE YOUR OWN ANECDOTE!

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