Answer: The purpose of flashback is to either move the story forward or reveal information about the character. You can use flashbacks for any number of reasons but its primary purpose is to bridge time, place and action to reveal a past emotional event or physical conflict that affects the character.
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Answer: 2 I think.
Explanation: “ And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.”
A and C is what I am going with here.
I don’t know what kind of rhyme you are going for but it sounds good!!