In medias res: Difference between revisions

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Is a latin word that means "In the middle things." This technique is usually used to highten tension or add mystery to the story. The hero narrates and recounts the chronological events that occured earlier by memory or flashback within the story. (Wheeler)

Works Cited

Dr. Wheeler's Homepage at Carson-Newman.

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-"In the middle things" or " — by Horace, refers to the literary technique of beginning a narrative in the middle of, or at a late point in the story, after much action has already taken place. Examples include the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Paradise Lost.
+Is a latin word that means "In the middle things." This technique is usually used to highten tension or add mystery to the story.  The hero narrates and recounts the chronological events that occured earlier by memory or flashback within the story. (Wheeler)
-''in medias res''. 1 Mar. 2005 Wikipedia.
+== Works Cited ==
-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/latinphrases]]
+[http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/ Dr. Wheeler's Homepage] at Carson-Newman.