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"The Poor Man’s Burden"


Scan the first three stanzas of Kipling’s poem. What language has McNeill borrowed from Kipling? How does he use irony as a literary device in this poem?

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McNeill used the same persuasive language as Kipling, but he did so ironically, presenting sentences contrary to Kipling's and satirizing what he had presented.

We can arrive at this answer because:

  • McNeill wrote "The Poor Man's Burden" as a satire on "The White Man's Burden," written by Kipling.
  • In Kipling's poem imperialism is shown as a sacrifice that white men must make so that they can bring civility and order to other people.
  • In "The Poor Man's Burden" imperialism is presented as an excuse for white men to be abusive, usurping, and cruel.
  • Both poems use pervasive language to convince readers of their position.

Furthermore, McNeill satirizes the defense of imperialism shown in Kipling's poem, writing contrary sentences that show the white man as someone to be pitied and irrelevant.

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