Critical Evaluation The Ballad of Billy Rose

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Laura McIntyre

Critical Evaluation

"The Ballad of Billy Rose"

Is there a poem you have read recently that has made an impression on you?

Say briefly what the poem is about, then, in more detail, describe the impact the poem has made on you.

You should comment on the poet's use of language and imagery.

A poem which has made an impression on me is "The Ballad of Billy Rose" by Leslie Norris. The poem describes memories of the poet being at a football match and then being at a boxing match 20 years before that. Through an analysis of language and imagery I will explain why the poem has made such an impact on me.

The poem begins with the poet recalling a memory of being at a football match. This quickly chances when he remembers seeing Billy Rose for the first time in 20 years. After seeing Bill Rose he remembers a night when he was younger when he went to a boxing match. This was the night he saw Billy Rose blinded by George Morgan of Tirphil.

At the beginning of the poem he remembers standing outside