Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." The given line, isn't an example of a simile because it isn't comparing anything, instead it is an example of personification, which is another figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to non human objects (or animals), in this case it is giving love (non human object) the ability of welcoming (human characteristic).
False. Actually the line " love bade me welcome " is being used as personification. A simile is a figure of speech involving one or more things of a different kind using " like" or "as".
