According to what you are describing, the plot device used is the "in media res"
This technique In Media Res means " in the middle of things", and that is exactly how it works, in media res is to start a story in the middle of the story itself instead of its beginning, that is, start the story of the facts showing the characters already involved in the conflict that structures the story, using this technique allows a more dramatic beginning of narration: the story will begin with the protagonist already in trouble, and with this we will capture the interest of the reader from the first moment.
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1. a verb form ending in -ing used as an adjective: participle
2. a verb form used as another part of speech: verbal
3. a verb form ending in -ing used as a noun: gerund
4. group of words without a subject or verb used as single part of speech: phrase
5. verb form preceded by to, used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb: infinitive
6. phrase beginning with a preposition: prepositional phrase
7. prepositional phrase modifying a noun or pronoun: adjective phrase
8. participle with complements and modifiers: participial phrase
9. verb ending in -ing used with a helping verb: verb phrase
10. prepositional phrase modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb: adverb phrase
11. A conjunction that joins words or groups of words of equal rank: coordinating conjunction
12. An adjective clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence: restrictive clause
13. A verbal form ending in -ing with its object and modifiers used as a noun: gerund phrase
Noun(person place or thing) - new york
Adjective(describing word) - delicious
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