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The machine spells a subtle warning to its user. Pick the lines form the poem to support this statement.

Lines are:


But remember, please, the law by which we live,


We are not built to comprehend a lie,


We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,


If you make a slip in handling us you die!


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In small groups, read the poem aloud with suitable intonation, speed and rhythm. Notice the change of mood. Modulate you voice accordingly.

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Imagery is a poetic device that Words or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of senses. Bring out the images in the poem to complete the following table.

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Which lines do you like best? Why?

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Design some gadget, machine, building, or other creation that might enrich the future.

• What does it look like?


• What does it do?


• How does it function?


• In what ways might it benefit people?