anecdote vs epic

anecdote

noun
  • A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. 

  • A previously untold secret account of an incident. 

  • An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. 

verb
  • To tell anecdotes (about). 

epic

noun
  • A series of events considered appropriate to an epic. 

  • In software development, a large or extended user story. 

  • An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. 

adj
  • Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character 

  • Of or relating to an epic. 

  • That is an epimorphism. 

  • Extending beyond the usual or ordinary. 

How often have the words anecdote and epic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )