Answer:
1. My family and I sat in the family room, glued to the TV as we watched Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the moon.
2. We rode our bikes to the ice cream shop and stood outside without going in. We walked, hoping to catch my dad before he went home for the day.
3. I ran as fast as my legs could go, huffing and puffing. I was so close to the finish line when I saw Jon cross it first.
Explanation:
The above are the three that actually determine examples of anecdotes.
An anecdote is known to be a short story which is often amusing told about an event, involving someone. It is known to be used to communicate something that is abstract about someone, a thing or a place. This is usually carried out through stating concrete details of a short narrative.
From the above answers selected, we discover that they are narratives given by a speaker about events took place.
Answer:
1. The children were doing their homework when their father came back from the office.
2. He was playing the guitar when someone opened the window and threw out a bucket of water.
In mark twains piece of literature, the invalids story, irony is repeatedly used
- they don't want to get sick from the smell, but they eventually get sick from the coldness
- dramatic irony; the responder knows that a bag of cheese was left on the box, but the two men in the train don't know this
Answer:
Themes are developed by authors through the following ways: What happens - key events. Characters - character qualities, character actions and how characters respond to situations may all relate to theme. Character development - the ways characters change, and the lessons they learn indicate themes for the reader.
