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means in the middle of things Its techinique is ude in The Odyssey and the Iliad
To begin a story or narrative in medias res means to start in the middle.

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In medias res is Latin for "in the middle of things." To begin a narrative in medias res means to start in the middle of the action.

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the practice of beginning a story in the middle of the action.

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The Latin word Media res means in the midst of things

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What term in writing technique in which the story begins in the middle moving directly into the action?

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