Iwas sick of all the sorrow and distress that flourished in the city like foul weeds. it is hyperbole or idiom or metaphor

Ibelieve that it is..d) fall.

In paragraph 47, it says “moments like these make a pioneering flight anything but dull” i’d say he’s optimistic and determined? ? and in 48, it describes how i’m assuming people he looks up to walked the same path so maybe he’s honored to be on the journey ? sorry if i’m wrong.