read this excerpt from the way to rainy mountain: now there is a funeral silence in the rooms, the endless wake of some final word. what effect does the word funeral have on the tone of this excerpt? responses it creates a sense of death and finality. it creates a sense of death and finality., it supports a sense of hopelessness. it supports a sense of hopelessness., it helps to convey a sense of attentiveness. it helps to convey a sense of attentiveness., it suggests a sense of overwhelming grief.