The literary device that the author used in the passage is hyperbole. A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses extreme overstatement or exaggeration to have a humorous, ironic, or heightened dramatic effects.
Example: I am so hungry I could eat an elephant.
Answer:
A very well set table and it looks like somebody rich must dine there.
Explanation:
It was decorated with fine china and gold.
The Goblets are made of Crystal
B) She is irritated with them for disproving her theories.
