Which Victorian poet was known as the 'Bard of Empire' and wrote 'The White Man's Burden'?
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Correct answer: Rudyard Kipling
Kipling’s poetry often celebrated the British soldier and the mechanics of imperial rule. While controversial today, his work was immensely popular for capturing the zeitgeist of late Victorian expansionism.
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