Question

drag each tile to the correct box.
match each excerpt from william dean howellss story \editha\ to a specific tone.
sarcasm careless amusement criticism
vacant and fake idealism
\... it wont be much of a war, and i guess gearson dont think so, either. the other fellows will back down as soon as they see we mean it. i wouldnt lose any sleep over it. im going back to bed, myself.\
\... youve done a wicked thing, editha balcom.\
\... what a thing it is to have a country that cant be wrong, but if it is, is right anyway!\
\that ignoble peace! it was no peace at all, with that crime and shame at our very gates.\

Explanation:

1. For the excerpt “... it won’t be much of a war, and I guess Gearson don’t think so, either. The other fellows will back down as soon as they see we mean it. I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. I’m going back to bed, myself.”: The speaker shows a light - hearted, unconcerned attitude towards war, so it matches "careless amusement".
2. For the excerpt “... you’ve done a wicked thing, Editha Balcom.”: The tone is one of finding fault or condemning Editha's action, so it matches "criticism".
3. For the excerpt “... What a thing it is to have a country that can’t be wrong, but if it is, is right anyway!”: This is a mocking or ironic statement about the idea of a country's infallibility, so it matches "sarcasm".
4. For the excerpt “That ignoble peace! It was no peace at all, with that crime and shame at our very gates.”: The statement presents an idealized view of peace (or lack thereof) in a hollow way, so it matches "vacant and fake idealism".

Answer:

• “... it won’t be much of a war, and I guess Gearson don’t think so, either. The other fellows will back down as soon as they see we mean it. I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. I’m going back to bed, myself.” → careless amusement
• “... you’ve done a wicked thing, Editha Balcom.” → criticism
• “... What a thing it is to have a country that can’t be wrong, but if it is, is right anyway!” → sarcasm
• “That ignoble peace! It was no peace at all, with that crime and shame at our very gates.” → vacant and fake idealism