Which statement most accurately describes the technique of in medias res? it gives the audience a hint about what will happen later in the play. it gives the audience a glimpse into the private thoughts of a character. it starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning. it sets the mood by introducing the audience to the setting of the play.

The correct answer is C. It starts the play in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning.

Explanation:

In medias res is a literary technique that consists of beginning a narrative work such as a novel or short story in the middle of the action or plot, instead of the beginning of them. This usually implies, in medias res narratives begin with the most important action or crucial point in the plot and after this, the events that happen before and after this point are told, creating a non-chronological sequence of events. Considering this in medias res can be described as a narrative that starts the play in the middle of the action or plot, rather than at the beginning.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel