How Long to Read Selected Poems, 1933-1988

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems, 1933-1988?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Selected Poems, 1933-1988 by Gavin Ewart

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

Description

Gavin Ewart, one of Britain's finest and most original poets, is presented here in a half-century retrospective. His subjects various and his approach toothsomely scathing, he believes: "good light verse is better than bad heavy verse any day of the week." Consider one of his briefest poems, "The Lover Reflects: Afterwards" - "Perhaps I was greedy. I know I should be grateful/You wanted a snack and I wanted a plateful." An inventive technical master (creator of the "Ewart" form), he stalks his favorite prey--hypocrisy, love's foibles, the "pseuds"--with a razor-sharp wit. "There is iron in irony, although you smile," he writes in one poem: "...I have my language, you have yours/ a lower-archy is a hierarchy viewed from above."

How long is Selected Poems, 1933-1988?

Selected Poems, 1933-1988 by Gavin Ewart is 132 pages long, and a total of 33,264 words.

This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems, 1933-1988 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 1 minute to read Selected Poems, 1933-1988 aloud.

What Reading Level is Selected Poems, 1933-1988?

Selected Poems, 1933-1988 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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