ANECDOTE TEXT

Ika Eriyana Hariyanti (A320160163)

Yustika Putri Rahayu (A320160166)
Ika Eriyana Hariyanti (A320160163)
Yustika Putri Rahayu (A320160166)
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EXAMPLE
 DEFINITION

ANECDOTE TEXT

“Anecdote is a text which retells funny and unusual

incidents in fact or imagination. Its purpose is to
entertain the readers.”
 PURPOSE

What is the purpose of Anecdote Text

Its purpose is to entertain or amuse the readers

by telling the unusual and/or amusing incidents
GENERIC STRUCTURE

Abstract • It tells the unusual incident or event briefly.

• It introduces the situation and character involved

Orientation in the text. (who, when and where the incident
occurs)

Crisis • It provides the detail of the unusual incident.

• It is a reaction to the Crisis. It shows how the

Incident characters solve the problem.

• It is an optional part, it contains a reflection of the

Coda story. In this part, the readers usually laugh louder.
LANGUAGE FEATURES

Simple Past Tense.

Rhetorical Question.

Exclamation Words.

Imperative Sentences.

Action Verb.

Saying Verb Direct Speech.

Conjunction of Time.
 EXAMPLE
Fisherman

Guess what happened when there was fisherman who threw a big fish back into
the water and keep only that small one? It is unusual incident, isn’t?

One morning, a man was crossing a narrow bridge. When he saw a fisherman
under him on the shady bank of the deep smooth river, he stopped to watch him
quietly.

He saw that the fisherman took off the hook and caught a big fish. But he threw
it back to water. Then he put his hook and line in again. After a minute he caught
rather big fish. Again, he threw it back into the river. Then the third time, he
caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. The
man on the bridge was very surprised, so he spoke to the fisherman. He asked
why did he threw those beautiful big fishes back into the water and just kept
only the small one.

The fisherman looked up and answered, “I only have a small frying pan.”

Poor fisherman!
 Fisherman

Guess what happened when there was fisherman who threw a big fish back into
the water and keep only that small one? It is unusual incident, isn’t? ABSTRACT

One morning, a man was crossing a narrow bridge. When he saw a fisherman
under him on the shady bank of the deep smooth river, he stopped to watch him
quietly. ORIENTATION

He saw that the fisherman took off the hook and caught a big fish. But he threw
it back to water. Then he put his hook and line in again. After a minute he caught
rather big fish. Again, he threw it back into the river. Then the third time, he
caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. The
man on the bridge was very surprised, so he spoke to the fisherman. He asked
why did he threw those beautiful big fishes back into the water and just kept
only the small one. CRISIS

The fisherman looked up and answered, “I only have a small frying pan.”
INCIDENT

Poor fisherman! CODA