It takes the average reader 1 hour and 5 minutes to read The Hawk in the Rain by Ted Hughes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This multi-award winning collection, the first from Ted Hughes, has at its heart the mixture of beauty and violence in the natural world. Dedicated to Sylvia Plath, The Hawk in the Rain is a stunning collection of poems on the themes of competition and the struggle for survival. Hughes would go on to become Britain's Poet Laureate in 1984 until his death in 1998. Including many of Hughes' best-known poems, such as 'The Jaguar', 'The Thought-Fox' and 'Wind' - now staples of British poetry anthologies - The Hawk in the Rain is the foundation of Hughes' reputation as one of the...
The Hawk in the Rain by Ted Hughes is 64 pages long, and a total of 16,256 words.
This makes it 22% the length of the average book. It also has 20% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 28 minutes to read The Hawk in the Rain aloud.
The Hawk in the Rain is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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