Read the passage from The Red Badge of Courage. Answer the question that follows.

Question

In the gloom before the break of the day their uniforms glowed a deep purple hue. From across the river the red eyes were still peering. In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun; and against it, black and patternlike, loomed the gigantic figure of the colonel on a gigantic horse.

What mood does the passage convey based on the connotation of the bolded words?

Cheerfulness
Excitement
Optimism
Sadness

Answer 1

Sadness