types of figurative language

alliteration

repeating the first letter or sound at the beginning or adjacent

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

personification

giving human characteristics to an object or animal

onomatopoeia

words that mimic sound

oxymoron

contradictory terms in conjunction with eachother

symbolism

when an item stands for an idea or larger meaning.

idiom

phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words

irony

incongruity between what the reader expects the author to mean and what they actually mean.

parable

a simple story that illustrates a moral lesson

analogy

comparisons between two things, often to drive home a point

metaphor

comparing not using like or as

simile

comparing using like or as

mean

found by adding up all the numbers than dividing by the number of numbers

median

put in order (either in the middle or 2 numbers added and divided by 2)

mode

most frequent

Range

highest- lowest= range