In the text, it states that Trevor has never done such things before. In the end, he ended up loving it, and it rewarded him in the end by having the ability to provide for his family, and having a new hobby to enjoy.
The thing that you should not look for when you are revising your own article is over explaining the topic. I think that jeornalists look for details and supporting those details.
Simile you know when an author is using simile because they use like or as so in this case... “Like stew beef vibrating the drum head near the edge with his fingers” hope this helps :)