Take up the White Man's burden--
Send forth the best ye breed--
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and wild--
Your new-caught, sullen peoples,
Half-devil and half-child.

–Rudyard Kipling, The White Man’s Burden

Which words convey the "burden” Europeans had to bear? Check all that apply.

exile
captives
harness
bind
fluttered

Respuesta :

The words that convey the "burden” Europeans had to bear are:

  • exile
  • harness
  • bind.

What is this poem about?

Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem "The White Man's Burden." It was initially published in conjunction with the United States' conquest of the Philippines in 1899.

According to one reading, the poem advocates colonialism, claiming that white people have a responsibility to "civilize" other tribes.

What is the theme of the White Man's Burden?

"The White Man's Burden" portrays the conquest of non-white races as a selfless moral responsibility of white people.

According to the poem, this victory is not for personal or national wealth, but for the benefit of others—specifically, the vanquished.

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