Question

read the short story.
which two sentences use flashback?
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lila found the old ring buried deep in her grandmothers attic, its gemstone glowing with an otherworldly light. as she slipped it onto her finger, a surge of energy coursed through her veins, filling her with an unfamiliar sense of power. she remembered a time when she was five, watching her grandmother perform small feats of magic with this very ring, transforming flowers into butterflies. the memory had seemed like a dream back then, but now, with the ring in her possession, lila realized it was all real.
the ring began to hum softly, and visions of her grandmother’s past flooded her mind. lila saw herself as a child, hidden behind a curtain, witnessing a secret meeting where her grandmother warned the town elders of a looming dark force. now, standing in the attic, lila understood her grandmother’s urgency and the responsibility that came with the ring. determined to protect her town, she knew it was her turn to wield the ring’s magic and face the challenges ahead.

Explanation:

Flashback is a literary device that interrupts the present narrative to show events from the past.

1. "She remembered a time when she was five, watching her grandmother perform small feats of magic with this very ring, transforming flowers into butterflies." This sentence goes back to her childhood (past event) from the present action of putting on the ring.
2. "Lila saw herself as a child, hidden behind a curtain, witnessing a secret meeting where her grandmother warned the town elders of a looming dark force." This also shifts from the present (ring humming, visions) to a past event of her as a child witnessing a meeting.

Answer:

1. She remembered a time when she was five, watching her grandmother perform small feats of magic with this very ring, transforming flowers into butterflies.
2. Lila saw herself as a child, hidden behind a curtain, witnessing a secret meeting where her grandmother warned the town elders of a looming dark force.