Response to Photograph of a Girl

  When I read this poem, for the first time, I noticed that it was mostly directed towards girls.
 It discussed how the girl was developing, but was also very skinny. I think that by mentioning a thin, starving girl, it opened up the eyes of readers to see because she is so malnourished, she is ugly. She lives in Russia in 1921 and what I think is interesting about this poem, is that it is almost one moment in time. It slows down time, and zooms in on a specific, important moment.
   In this case, you didn't need to see the photo to know what was going on. I think that seeing the photo might of even taking away from the descriptions and details in the poem.