ocr: Learning Extra Tropics Biome Words of the Tropics (page 2 of2) Create an image of the mysterious tropics using word pictures. 7. Discuss the meaning of the term metaphor. A metaphor is an image connected to something it literally cannot be. What is a night in the tropics like? What are the sounds of the tropics like? Create a metaphor list. 8. Construct poems, using the word lists. EXTENSIONS Create a descriptive word-picture collage. GRADING CRITERIA *Be able to use metaphors in a poem. *Identify a variety of verbs, nouns and adjectives that describe the tropics. *Final edits should include d ...