This lesson teaches students how to use hyperbole to add exaggeration for emphasis and impact. Through engaging examples from literature, persuasive writing and everyday speech, pupils explore how hyperbole can create vivid mental images and influence the reader’s emotions. They will also combine hyperbole with alliteration and similes to further enhance their writing. Includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated task sheet to help students practise crafting imaginative and persuasive hyperbolic sentences.