How Long to Read Midsummer

How Long Does it Take to Read Midsummer?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Midsummer by Derek Walcott

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

Description

The poems in this sequence of fifty-four were written to encompass one year, from summer to summer. Their principal themes are the stasis, both stultifying and provocative, of midsummer in the tropics; the pull of the sea, family, and friendship on one whose cricumstances lead to separation; the relationship of poetry to painting; and the place of a poet between two cultures. Walcott records, with his distinctive linguistic blend of soaring imagery and plainly stated facts, the experience of a mid-lief period--in reality and in memory or the imagination. As Louis Simpson wrote on the...

How long is Midsummer?

Midsummer by Derek Walcott is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Midsummer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Midsummer aloud.

What Reading Level is Midsummer?

Midsummer 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.

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