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'''''In medias res'''''


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


Dr. Wheeler's Homepage at Carson-Newman site. 3 Feb 2005.
Dr. Wheeler's Homepage at Carson-Newman site. 3 Feb 2005.
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