This passage has a melancholic mood. You can tell this due to some specific key words: "dull", "dark", "soundless." They all have a negative connotation. The imagery of a lone rider in a dreary and dull country under the oppressive sky may clue you in that the overall passage has a sad tone to it. Even later in the passage the author states that the scene is melancholic.
Answer:
Yes.
Explanation:
Because in the last sentance of the text, it states, ¨That there should never be anything more to it than that a though that never entered his head,¨ shows us the man is not mentally prepared for the challeneges ahead of him.
A Thesaurus will give you many words that also mean the same thing to change it up.
