Question

What figurative language device is being used in this sentence from the

novel? “But soon the steeples called good people all to church and chapel,
and away they came, flocking through the streets in their best clothes,
and with their gayest faces." *

Answer 1

hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration, so "flocking through the streets in their best clothes and with their gayest faces" is the part the author is exaggerating.