How Long to Read District and Circle

How Long Does it Take to Read District and Circle?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read District and Circle by Seamus Heaney

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Seamus Heaney's new collection starts "In an age of bare hands and cast iron" and ends as "The automatic lock / clunks shut" in the eerie new conditions of a menaced twenty-first century. In their haunted, almost visionary clarity, the poems assay the weight and worth of what has been held in the hand and in the memory. Images out of a childhood spent safe from the horrors of World War II – railway sleepers, a sledgehammer, the "heavyweight / Silence" of "Cattle out in rain" – are colored by a strongly contemporary sense that "Anything can happen," and other images from the dangerous present...

How long is District and Circle?

District and Circle by Seamus Heaney is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read District and Circle Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read District and Circle aloud.

What Reading Level is District and Circle?

District and Circle is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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