THE SECRET OF THE

MACHINES

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About the poet
Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. He was educated in
England but returned to India in 1882. A decade later, Kipling married Caroline BaJestier and
settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he wrote The Jungle Book ( 1894), among a host of
other works that made him hugely successful. Kipling was the recipient of the 1907 Nobel
Prize in Literature. He died in 1936.
Introduction:

The poem by Rudyard Kipling deals with

problems of technology and automation.
The unquestioned utility of man-made
inventions is highlighted.
 The poem can be divided into three parts according to their content. In the first part, the
"evolution" of machines and the privileges given to mankind to thanks them are described.
The second part deals with all the extraordinary works machines are capable of doing, like for
example landscape-shaping. The third part talks about the dangers humans are exposed to as
a result of machinery use.
 Summar)_j

The poem "The Secret of machines" deals with the problems of modern technology and
automation. In the beginning, the poet informs about how the machines are produced and
what kind of treatment they need. Afterwards, in the second and third stanzas, the machines
explain how they can serve humanity. All the work what was done by the humans earlier is
taken up by the machines at present. They pull, haul, push, lift, drive, print, plough, weave,
heat, light, run, race, swim, fly, and dive. They can also see, hear, count, read and write like
human bein gs. Even though machines are usefu l, they can also lead to big disasters, if they
aren' t used in the right way. They have no emotions or feeling for anyone. In the last stanza,
the dream of the "perfect machinery" suddenly seems to fade away. Machines aren' t
miraculous creations. They are nothing more than the creations of the human brain.
Conclusion:

The use of machines in everyday life has

clearly established the fact that without
them life comes to a standstill. Such is
our dependence on machines which
carry the instructions given by us. The
perpetual use of machines in all fields
shows the scalable heights it has
reached.
!Theme: lmportance of Machines in our life.

Machines make many things easier and facilitate the work of the hum.ans. However, wrong
handling of machines can be dangerous. Machines cannot replace human beings.