The Ordination

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"The Ordination" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical politics in 18th-century Scotland.

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instanceOf poem
satirical poem
author Robert Burns
countryOfOrigin Scotland
createdBy Robert Burns
criticizes religious intolerance
sectarianism
self-serving clergy
dateWritten 18th century
form verse
genre satire
hasCulturalSignificance example of Burns' anti-clerical satire
hasSubject Calvinist doctrine
church patronage
includedIn collections of Robert Burns' poems
language English
Scots
literaryMovement Scottish literature
literaryStyle mock-heroic
mainTheme Presbyterian church politics
clerical politics
religious hypocrisy
meter standard Habbie stanza
parodies Presbyterian ordination practices
partOf Robert Burns' satirical works
placeOfWriting Ayrshire
setting 18th-century Scotland
targets Ayrshire clergy
tone irreverent
satirical

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Poems of Robert Burns containsWork The Ordination