1. Anecdote: What is the story? What are the set of events that move from one thing to another?

2. Bait: What keeps us reading from one part to another? What is a question that the reader assumes is going to be answered in the story?

3. Moment of Reflection: Why should we care about this story? What is the bigger meaning of the story beyond the anecdote? What lesson does it teach that readers can relate to?

What is the anecdote in "The Gift of the Magi"?

What is the bait in "The Gift of the Magi"?

What is the moment of reflection in "The Gift of the Magi"?

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.