Question

If an author is writing the life story of Abraham Lincoln but starts it with the moment Lincoln is giving his famous speech, "The Gettysburg Address," which narrative technique is the author using?

Answer 1

Answer:

“In media res”

Explanation:

“In media res” is a narrative technique in which an author begins telling a story not from the beginning of it but from the middle of it or from a crucial event. In the case of Abraham Lincoln's story, that important event would be his famous speech "The Gettysburg Address." This technique carries the story from that point on, and then gradually presents earlier events through dialogue, flashbacks or descriptions.

Answer 2

This would be "in media res" meaning "in the middle of things." It begins, quite frankly, in the middle of things and carries on from there.