Definition and
Social Function of Anecdote
Anecdote
is a text which retells funny and unusual incidents in fact or imagination.
Social
function : Its purpose is to entertain the
readers.
Generic Structure of
Anecdote :
1. Abstract
2. Orientation
3. Crisis
4. Reaction
5. Coda
Language Feature of
Anecdote :
ü Using
exclamation words : it’s awful!, it’s wonderful!, etc
ü Using
imperative : listen to this
ü Using
rhetoric question : do you know what?
ü Using
action verb : go, write, etc
ü Using
conjunction of time : then, afterward
ü Using
simple past tense
Example
of anecdote
The Power of
Tradition
The young husband clearly loved to
cook and the dinners he served his new wife convinced her that she was indeed a
lucky woman.
One thing puzzled her, though, and
at last she decided to enquire. “Oh, my dear. Why do you always cut a smal
piece off the end of the roast before you put it into the oven?”
“Well, to tell the truth. I do it
because my mother always does it,” he replied.
At the next family gathering, the
wife decided to satisfy her curiosity. She drew her mother in law aside and put
the question to her. The older woman went a bit red, and replied, “Well, to
tell the truth, I do it because my mother always does it.”
Undaunted, the wife waited until
they paid a visit to eighty years old Nan. Knowing she’d enjoy hearing the
story, she told her about her persevering quest to find the answer to the
chopped off roast.
“Incredible,”
she croacked. “Imagine the two of them doing that!. ”Why, I only cut the piece
off because my pan was too small.”
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