Matching Pairs Figurative LanguageOnline version All about similes, metaphors, and personification! by Kiersten Lehman 1 Traffic slowed to a crawl. 2 My alarm clock yells at me every morning. 3 He's as proud as a peacock. 4 Her hair was like a river. 5 Her words were cotton candy. 6 The snow is a white blanket. 7 The thunder was grumbling like it was hungry. 8 Laughter is the music of the soul. 9 Time is money. 10 My cat is as light as a feather.