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Jobisdone [24]
3 years ago
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What is one effect that an in medias res opening is meant to have on the reader?

English
2 answers:
Softa [21]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The reader will feel the tension immeditaely after just starting to read, allowing questions and tension to form so the reader will question about what happens before the action. By the way, in media res is when the author starts the story in the middle instead of the beginning.

Explanation:

klio [65]3 years ago
3 0

This question is incomplete. Here´s the complete question.

What is one effect that an in medias res opening is meant to have on the reader?

A.The reader is meant to guess about the nature of the conflict.

B.The reader is meant to question deeply held notions about setting and point of view.

C.The reader is meant to pick up on the theme of the story.

D.The reader is meant to immediately worry how the story will turn out for the main character.

Answer: D. The reader is meant to immediately worry how the story will turn out for the main character.

Explanation:

In medias res is a Latin expression that means “in the midst of things,” and it means starting a story from the middle instead of the beginning. Readers are therefore immediately compelled to find some answers about the preceding action as well as the following results. The purpose of this literary device is to create suspense.

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