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5th Nov '23 at 02:30:02 AMAsteroidsOnSteroids
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'''Description of InMediasRes:''' "this refers to the technique of beginning a narrative poem at a late point in the story, after much action has already taken place"

'''Description of HowWeGotHere:''' "where the story opens at a point at the middle or near the end of the story, and the bulk of the story is spent showing how the character got to this point"

So, what are the meaningful differences between these tropes? The only one I can deduce is that in HowWeGotHere, the context of how they arrived at the point is necessary, whereas in InMediasRes, it isn't necessary.
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'''Description of InMediasRes:'''

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