Shall weigh your Gods and you. Stay silent, and you'll regret it. --Jordan K., Kathryn T., Damien L., Josh B. Answer 2. Kipling's tone in his poem, The White Man's Burden, appears to be grim and hopeless throughout the poem.We also think that he is mocking or criticizing all of the complaining and hopelessness that he seems to describe in the poem.ach stanza of the poem identifies a specific aspect of “the white man’s burden.” Highlight a word or phrase from each stanza that defines each aspect of that “burden.”.