Further examine the text, keeping in mind figures of speech (http://examples. yourdictionary.com/figure-of-speech-examples.html). Post the poem “Coyote Laughs” so the students can see it. Read the first two lines of the poem and discuss the meaning that the author is trying to convey. Examine some figures of speech and identify some that the author is using here (i.e. alliteration, sibilance, personification, enjambment, tone shift).
