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May 13, 2011 · Read and analyze the poem The White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling, a British writer who celebrated the colonial rule of India. Learn about the poem's scheme, metre, characters, stanzas, and themes, and see translations and comments.
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A poem by Rudyard Kipling that urged the US to colonize the Philippines after the Spanish–American War. Learn about the historical context, the text, and the controversy of this imperialist verse.
Learn about the poem by Rudyard Kipling that justified white imperialism and colonialism in moral terms. Find out the themes, symbols, poetic devices, context, and responses to the poem.
Read the full text of Rudyard Kipling's 1899 poem, The White Man's Burden, which urges the United States to take up the responsibility of ruling the Philippines. The poem uses imperialist and racist language to describe the challenges and rewards of colonialism.
In this controversial poem, Rudyard Kipling taps into the imperialist mindset and what he, and others, saw as the “white man’s burden.” Read Poem PDF Guide
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A controversial poem published in 1899 in response to the U.S. imperialism in the Philippines. It celebrates the white man's duty to rule over the "half-devil and half-child" peoples, but also warns of the challenges and costs of the burden.
In February 1899, British novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem entitled “The White Man’s Burden: The United States and The Philippine Islands.” In this poem, Kipling urged the U.S. to take up the “burden” of empire, as had Britain and other European nations.
