Anecdote

Question 1

It is a short entertaining or interesting story about a real incident or person (Nagpal 2016).

It tells about a variety of stories and tales, since it can be about any topic under the sun. It is a short story about real person or event which usually intends to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic (Your Dictionary 2020)

Answer 1

Anecdote

Question 2

Purpose of anecdote

Answer 2

1. To Bring Cheer
2. To Caution
3. To Reminisce
4. To Persuade or inspire

Question 3

Stories pop up anywhere and these are just sometimes making people laugh to their mood

Answer 3

1. To Bring Cheer

Question 4

People are talking about their experiences in the past. They try to look back on moments in their lives and share the joy of that time with others.

Answer 4

2. To Reminisce

Question 5

sharing stories of dangers can be helpful for the listener to realize the possible consequencies of their actions.

Answer 5

3. To Caution

Question 6

Sharing stories on how they surpassed their struggles in life. These, most of the time, give encouragement to others who have been in similar situations. The message usually conveys successes in life as a fruit of hard work

Answer 6

4. To Persuade or Inspire