The Holy Tulzie

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"The Holy Tulzie" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously depicts a quarrel among Scottish church figures, highlighting his critique of religious hypocrisy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
satirical poem ⓘ
author Robert Burns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
creator Robert Burns ⓘ
critiques clerical intolerance ⓘ
ecclesiastical disputes ⓘ
religious hypocrisy in the Scottish Kirk ⓘ
depicts quarrel among Scottish church figures ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
hasTone humorous ⓘ
ironic ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
literaryForm narrative poem ⓘ
literaryMovement Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
literaryTechnique humor ⓘ
irony ⓘ
satirical characterization ⓘ
meter traditional Scots verse ⓘ
partOf Robert Burns' religious satires ⓘ
portrays Scottish Presbyterian clergy ⓘ
intra-church rivalry ⓘ
setIn 18th-century Scotland ⓘ
subjectMatter church quarrels ⓘ
religion in Scotland ⓘ
theme church politics ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
sectarian conflict ⓘ
uses Scots dialect ⓘ
writtenBy Robert Burns ⓘ

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Poems of Robert Burns → containsWork → The Holy Tulzie ⓘ
Kilmarnock Edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect → containsPoem → The Holy Tulzie (Holy Willie’s Prayer) ⓘ
linked to: The Holy Tulzie