why is this sentence an example of the use of simile?

"The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point f a pin on the tender rind of a young oak."

AA young oak tree is ascribed human qualities

BA fracture is said to be the same thing as an engraved name

CA fracture and an engraved name are compared using the word, "like"

DAn oak is used to suggest the strength of the American colonists