How Long to Read Poetic Diction

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetic Diction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Poetic Diction by Owen Barfield

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

Description

Barfield discusses poetry's meaning in terms of both his personal experience and objective standards of criticism. Poetic Diction, first published in 1928, begins by asking why we call a given grouping of words "poetry" and why these arouse "aesthetic imagination" and produce pleasure in a receptive reader. Returning always to this personal experience of poetry, Owen Barfield at the same time seeks objective standards of criticism and a theory of poetic diction in broader philosophical considerations on the relation of world and thought. His profound musings explore concerns fundamental to...

How long is Poetic Diction?

Poetic Diction by Owen Barfield is 230 pages long, and a total of 57,500 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetic Diction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Poetic Diction aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetic Diction?

Poetic Diction is suitable for students ages 12 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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