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The White Man's Burden.

by Rudyard Kipling.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the predominant structural form of 'The White Man's Burden'?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'Half-devil and half-child' is used in the poem to describe which group?

Q03of 10

The allusion 'our loved Egyptian night' in stanza five is best interpreted as a reference to which biblical narrative?

Q04of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's tone throughout the poem?

Q05of 10

The poem's central rhetorical technique is best identified as:

Q06of 10

In stanza four, the lines 'Go make them with your living, / And mark them with your dead' refer most directly to:

Q07of 10

Which theme is most consistently developed across all seven stanzas of the poem?

Q08of 10

The image of colonizers waiting 'in heavy harness' most closely evokes which comparison?

Q09of 10

The final stanza urges the addressee to abandon 'childish days' and 'lightly proffered laurel.' What does this suggest about the poem's implied audience?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's third stanza, what is the outcome when the colonizer's 'goal is nearest'?

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