can anyone tell the summery of secret of machinesl
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The poem "The Secret of the Machines" by Rudyard Kipling, is about the great status of machines in the age of the industrial progress. The poet qualifies machines to define the situation from their point of view.
At the beginning they describe how they were built and what their abilities are. After the illustration of the improvement in human relations over large distances assisted by machines for telecommunication, they mention the mobilisation which makes bridging these distances possible.
Besides the machines point out how able they are to transform nature.
In the last but one verse it is described which differences there are between humans and machines and which status they have in the world: they are more important and stronger than every human being, but they are no gods.
The poem finishes with a reminder that machines are transitory and after all created by humans.
At the beginning of the poem the rhythm is very regular and strong because of the cross rhyme and the metrical foot which illustrate the regular and monotonous work of the machines very onomatopoetically. This impression is underlined by the similar structure of the sentences, too.
When the machines describe the things they make possible the rhythm does not sound so disjointed any more but still very dynamic. At the end when there is a new aspect in the poem the rhythm changes again and becomes softer and more harmonic.
These formal observations reflect the content of the poem: Kipling describes the advantages of the industrial society at the beginning of the 20th century, before turning to the disadvantages. Due to his direct appeal to the reader it seems very lively when he describes how it is possible to communicate with a friend who lives very far away and needs help.
The next stanza is about the Mauretania, a big ocean liner which had its maiden voyage in 1907. During all these descriptions (for example: "and the monstrous nine-decked city goes to sea") you get the impression that the writer is very impressed by all those inventions and improvements and that he is proud of living in an age of such a change in which it is even possible to transform nature assisted by machines.
But he also makes clear that machines are no human beings, because they have no soul ("We can neither love nor pity nor forgive"). Though the machines say that they are "greater than the peoples or the kings", Kipling underlines that they are not the Gods as many people thought in that time. In the last stanza the poet conveys to us that machines are transitory and that you should not forget that they are not individuals but human creations.
I like this poem, because it describes many aspects of the theme though it is not easy to understand that the new inventions of the industrial revolution were such a big change for the people of its time. But in my opinion Rudyard Kipling makes clear very well how fascinated he is by those developments. Maybe in this way he could have convinced the sceptical people who were afraid of the revolution. So he shows an optimistic view of the world, which is very helpful in every age.
At the beginning they describe how they were built and what their abilities are. After the illustration of the improvement in human relations over large distances assisted by machines for telecommunication, they mention the mobilisation which makes bridging these distances possible.
Besides the machines point out how able they are to transform nature.
In the last but one verse it is described which differences there are between humans and machines and which status they have in the world: they are more important and stronger than every human being, but they are no gods.
The poem finishes with a reminder that machines are transitory and after all created by humans.
At the beginning of the poem the rhythm is very regular and strong because of the cross rhyme and the metrical foot which illustrate the regular and monotonous work of the machines very onomatopoetically. This impression is underlined by the similar structure of the sentences, too.
When the machines describe the things they make possible the rhythm does not sound so disjointed any more but still very dynamic. At the end when there is a new aspect in the poem the rhythm changes again and becomes softer and more harmonic.
These formal observations reflect the content of the poem: Kipling describes the advantages of the industrial society at the beginning of the 20th century, before turning to the disadvantages. Due to his direct appeal to the reader it seems very lively when he describes how it is possible to communicate with a friend who lives very far away and needs help.
The next stanza is about the Mauretania, a big ocean liner which had its maiden voyage in 1907. During all these descriptions (for example: "and the monstrous nine-decked city goes to sea") you get the impression that the writer is very impressed by all those inventions and improvements and that he is proud of living in an age of such a change in which it is even possible to transform nature assisted by machines.
But he also makes clear that machines are no human beings, because they have no soul ("We can neither love nor pity nor forgive"). Though the machines say that they are "greater than the peoples or the kings", Kipling underlines that they are not the Gods as many people thought in that time. In the last stanza the poet conveys to us that machines are transitory and that you should not forget that they are not individuals but human creations.
I like this poem, because it describes many aspects of the theme though it is not easy to understand that the new inventions of the industrial revolution were such a big change for the people of its time. But in my opinion Rudyard Kipling makes clear very well how fascinated he is by those developments. Maybe in this way he could have convinced the sceptical people who were afraid of the revolution. So he shows an optimistic view of the world, which is very helpful in every age.
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