How long does it take to read Poetry?

The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). Poetry by W. B. Yeats has 76 829 words, so the average reader would take 5 hours 7 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read Poetry? Read a paragraph from Poetry below to find out!

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The text to read will appear here after clicking "Start reading". Once you're done reading, click the same button again and we'll calculate your words per minute and how long it would take for you to read Poetry!

Average:

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250
time:
5 hours 7 minutes


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