For whom is the message of "Recessional" by Rudyard Kipling meant?

A. the people of England

B. the people of America

C. war veterans

D. Queen Victoria

The people of England.

Explanation:

The poem 'Recessional' composed by Rudyard Kipling on the eve of 'Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria'. The message or idea of the poem is primarily meant for 'the people of England' whom he wanted to warn or indicate about the transience or brevity of their imperialistic pursuits. The speaker (poet) however glorifies the British Empire but at the same time, he reflects the sorrow or dejection to indicate the culmination of the empire (like all the previous empires) as he suggests that it will have to submit against the persistence of God who has "Dominion over palm and pine" (which people of England must not forget).