Simile

[Nicole]

This quote from Halo, is it a simile??

“His recitation of the poem had been poignant, as though Annabel Lee truly had been the love of his life.”

[Sabrina]

ummm... Yeah because it is using as :)

[Nicole]

Yeah, that's what I thought, but what two things are being compared??!?!? I couldnt really find clarity in that.

[[deleted user]]

I don't think so but...I'm not sure. Because isn't the '...as though Annabel Lee truly the love of his life.', just describing how poignant the recitation was? And I can't see comparison in this quote either. I'm not entirely sure if this is a Simile or not but I'm leaning towards 'not'.