which parts of this excerpt from "editha" by william dean howells denote the meaninglessness of war?
"no, girls don't; women don't, when they give their men up to their country. they think they'll come marching back, somehow, just as gay as they went, or if it's an empty sleeve, or even an empty pantaloon, it's all the more glory, and they're so much the prouder of them, poor things! "

the tears began to run down editha's face; she had not wept till then; but it was now such a relief to be understood that the tears came

"no, you didn't expect him to get killed,"

b. vast setting

explanation:

an epic is a poem of heroic proportions; it can't be short or focus on simple daily life event. it cannot be written with a casual tone as it narrates some heroic deeds of legendary figures.    

mark brainliest and have a great day!

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.