Anecdote and Analogy

What is an anecdote

• a short account of an incident in someone's life

• a lengthy comparison of two objects

• the use of all senses through writing

• expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

What is an analogy

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

• an inscription on a building, statue, or coin.

• be a warning or indication of (a future event

Marathon is to race as hibernation is to

• winter

• bear

• dream

• sleep

difference between and analogy and metaphor

• an analogy is an implicit simile

• a metaphor is an explicit simile

• metaphors need a little bit of imagination

• analogies are apparent

Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to

• gloomy

• mean

• petty

• helpful

Which is an analogy

• Stanley was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs as he rode the bus

• "As cold waters to a thirsty soul,

  So is good news from a far country."

• heart of gold

• none of the above

Sponge is to porous as rubber is to

• elastic

• inflexible

• solid

• massive

Which is not an anecdote

• Nikola Tesla was known to be very fond of birds. He used to go to a park every day to feed the pigeons. He found an injured pigeon and spent thousands of dollars to fix its broken bones. He brought it back to health and he the pigeon became companions.

• I like talking to myself. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself, and I am so clever sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying

• I once had a border collie. She was so smart. Every morning, I'd open up the front door and she'd run out, pick up the newspaper, and deliver it to my husband at the breakfast table.

• Outside it was bright like Sirius

Synonym of Anecdote

• comparison

• tale

• foreshadowing

• epigraph

Anecdotes are always personal

• True

• False