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Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (1) and (2) from Maya Angelou's poem, 'When Great Trees Fall': Statement 1: When great trees fall, the world is left permanently unstable. Statement 2: In the poem, the natural world is depicted as reacting with fear and uncertainty when great trees fall.

Topic: Statement-relationship

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(1) is false, but (2) is true.Both (1) and (2) are false.(1) is true, but (2) is false.Both (1) and (2) are true.

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(1) is false, but (2) is true..

Explanation

Statement 2 is plainly supported: rocks shudder, lions hunker down, elephants lumber for safety. Statement 1 fails on one word — "permanently". The poem moves through shock and numbness to a quiet restoration: "peace blooms... our senses, restored, never / to be the same, whisper to us. They existed." Grief changes us; it does not leave the world permanently unstable. In statement-relationship questions, always hunt for the absolute word (always, never, permanently) — it is usually where the falsehood hides.

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(1) is false, but (2) is true.

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