Some critics suggest that Kipling was using satire in “The White Man’s Burden.” Satire is a literary work that exposes human behavior to ridicule or scorn.Knowing this would most likely make the reader think that Kipling

Satire uses ridicule or scorn to criticize a person, idea, or practice. If Kipling was using satire in “The White Man’s Burden,” the poem’s apparent defense of imperialism may be ironic, suggesting that he actually disapproved of imperialism. Therefore, the best choice is “actually disapproved of imperialism.”

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