"The Brown Man's Burden" Go to Read the whole poem then answer the following questions: 7. In Kipling's poem, each verse begins "Take up the white man's burden"; in this poem, the author has changed this line to read "Pile on the brown man's burden." What is the significance of this? 8. How would you characterize the tone of this poem? 9. To whom do you think the poem is addressed? What do you think the author hoped to accomplish by publishing this poem? 10. What is the author's main objection to what Kipling advocates in "The White Man's Burden"? 1 1. What does the author see as the true motivating force behind imperialism? 12. In your own words, write either a four-verse poem or a one-page editorial responding to Kipling's poem from the perspective of someone living at that time