"During the shop’s peak hours – from eight in the evening till around midnight – one could hardly hear oneself talk because of the boisterous chatters that went on."
Verbal: communication with words, which may be done orally through speech or physically through sign language
Nonverbal: communication that does not involve words
Interpersonal: any type of communication, verbal or nonverbal, between two or more people
Group: communication between groups of people or within a group of people
I believe the answer is idiom, the phrase is not comparing anything so simile and metaphor is out of the question, also personification is giving a non living thing human characteristics.
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passive i hope that help </span><span>
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