The Secret of the Machines Poem Book Back Answers Class 10

THE SECRET OF THE MACHINES - 10TH ENGLISH POEM BOOK BACK ANSWER POETIC DEVICES & GLOSSARY PDF FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM #Blog-46

Mar 24, 2022, By Careericons

In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "The Secret of the Machines Poem Written by Rudyard Kipling" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.

1. Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - The Secret of the Machines,
2. Glossary of the poem - The Secret of the Machines,
3. Poetic devices, &
4. Where to study information for all other poems.

TNPSC Group-II / IIA Services 2022 New Revised Syllabus (Objective Type Examination)

General English Syllabus-wise Study Materials

SSLC Standard For Preliminary Exam

Before going to the poem, check the prelims syllabus carefully and understand the importance of this poem. Where this poem comes under the "Part - B" of the General English of Revised New Syllabus of TNPSC G2 & 2A Services Examination 2022. Also, check the below links which will be useful for your upcoming examination.

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The importance of reading this poem "The Secret of the Machines" written by "Rudyard Kipling" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,

1. This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
2. It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 3.

General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)

1. Figures of Speech for The Secret of the Machines (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
2. Poetry Appreciation for The Secret of the Machines
3. Important Lines for The Secret of the Machines

Let us discuss & read the poem The Secret of the Machines written by Rudyard Kipling (Which is also a peom in Unit - 5 of 10th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.

"The Secret of the Machines - Rudyard Kipling"

Glossary of poem

furnace (n) – an enclosed structure in which material is heated to very high temperatures

wrought (adj.) – beaten out of shape by hammering

gauge (n) – an instrument that measures perfection in appearance and quality

thousandth (adv.) – a fraction of thousand

haul (v) – pull or drag with effort or force

comprehend (v) – grasp, understand

vanish (v) – disappear suddenly and completely

Bookback Answers For The Secret of the Machines - 10^th Poem

A. Answer the following questions briefly

1. Who does 'we' refer to in first stanza?

(a) Human beings
(b) Machines

Answer:
(b) Machines

2. Who are the speakers and listeners of this poem?

Answer:
The machines are the speakers. The readers are the listeners.

3. What metals are obtained from ores and mines? Iron ore

Answer:
The metals obtained from ores are iron ores and minerals from mines.

4. Mention a few machines which are hammered to design.

Answer:
The wheel, axle, pulley, wedge, screw, lever, etc are hammered to design.

5. Mention the names of a few machines that run on water, coal or oil.

Answer:
Power Station, Pipeline transport, Water Heaters, Train, Car, Plane, Ship are a few machines that run on water, coal or oil.

6. Mention a few machines used for pulling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, reading, and writing etc.

Answer:
Pompey, crane, winch, printer, tiller machine, computer, telephone, etc.

7. Are machines humble to accept the evolution of human brain? Why?

Answer:
The machines humble themselves only before God and not humble to accept the evolution, of the human brain since they warn us to be humble and tell us about their power to wipe out mankind. (The poetic lines related to the answer to this question is not given in the textbook.)

8. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in this poem?

Answer:
Love, pity and forgiveness are the feelings evoked in us by the machines.

9. ‘And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:’
Which of the following do the machines want to prove from this line?

(a) Once Machines are fed with fuel, they take a very long time to start.
(b) Once Machines are fed with fuel, they start quickly.

Answer:
(b) Once Machines are fed with fuel, they start quickly.

10. “And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!”

(a) Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to here?
(b) Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?
(c) Open conditional clause is used in the given line. Why is the future tense ‘will set’ and ‘will serve’ used both in the ‘if clause’ and in the ‘main clause?’
(d) Do the machines serve us twenty-four hours a day?
(e) Rewrite the given lines with the ending ‘365 days a year.’

Answer:
(a) The pronoun ‘you’ refers to the people
(b) The work of the machines is referred to as ‘our task’ here.
(c) The future tense is used in both the clauses because the people do not make use of the machines properly and maintain them correctly. So the poet stresses that if they are set to their work properly, they will work perfectly.
(d) Yes, the machines serve us twenty-four hours a day
(e) And now, if you will set us to our task, we will serve you, 365 days a year.

"Activity" for poem THE SECRET OF THE MACHINES written by Rudyard Kipling

B. Write your favourite stanza from the poem and find the rhyming scheme.

Though our smoke may hide the Heavens from your eyes, ---a

It will vanish and the stars will shine again, ---b

Because, for all our power and weight and size, ---a

We are nothing more than children of your brain! ---a

C. Read the poem and find the lines for the following poetic devices or write your own example.

1. Alliteration:

filed to fit; pull and push; print and plough; run and race; hide the heavens;

Own Example:

1. The cat, clawing the couch is creating chaos.
2. Michael made mellow music on the mike.
3. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer raced rapidly from the room.

2. Assonance:

Oil is all; pull and push; weave and heat; fly and dive

Own Example:

1. mellow wedding bells
2. crumbling thunder
3. she bleats when she speaks

3. Personification:

Some water, coal and oil is all we ask We can pull and push and lift and drive Bui remember, please, the Law by which we live We are nothing more than children of your brain!

Own Example:

1. Two Sunflowers Move into the Yellow Room.
2. The popcorn leapt out of the bowl.
3. The sun glared at me from the sky.
4. The fire ran wild.

4. Simile:

Nil

Own Example:

1. The flowers were as soft as thoughts of budding love.
2. You are soft as the nesting dove.
3. She hung her head like a dying flower.
4. Her eyes are like the eyes of statues.

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