How Long to Read The Octaves

How Long Does it Take to Read The Octaves?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read The Octaves by David R. Slavitt

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

Description

An accomplished poet and a keen observer of the human condition, David Slavitt deploys both skills to create the whimsical, insightful, and witty poems of The Octaves. In these graceful but often blunt, slyly humorous eight-line poems, Slavitt notes the passing of decades and the loss that entails, the questions that arise when studying works from ancient Greece, and the paradoxes found in philosophy, art, and even the common cold.

How long is The Octaves?

The Octaves by David R. Slavitt is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Octaves Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read The Octaves aloud.

What Reading Level is The Octaves?

The Octaves 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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