1. According to Kipling, and in your own words, what was the "White Man’s Burden"? 2. What reward did Kipling suggest the "White Man" gets for carrying his "burden"?

3. Who did Kipling think would read his poem? What do you think that this audience might have said in response to it?

4. For what audiences do you think H. T. Johnson and George McNeil wrote their poems? How do you think those audiences might have responded to "The Black Man’s Burden" and "The Poor Man’s Burden"?