By referring closely to the text demonstrate how Norris has made the poem “The Ballad of Billy Rose” particularly vivid

... By referring closely to the text demonstrate how Norris has made the poem "The Ballad of Billy Rose" particularly vivid The Ballad of Billy Rose "The Ballad of Billy Rose" by Leslie Norris is a thought-provoking poem where the poet reminisces about a particular incident in his childhood. Throughout the poem the poet employs a variety of poetic techniques to enhance the imagery such as rhyme, enjambement, figurative language and alliteration. The poem "The Ballad of Billy Rose" begins with the author, Leslie Norris, walking to a football match. On his way there the poet catches sight of a man begging for money and instantly identifies the man as a boxer he once witnesses being blinded during a 'bout'. Thereafter the poet describes the night in which the man was blinded and expresses his deep feeling of guilt about the man's blindness One particularly vivid technique employed by the poet is the use of

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