The Address to the Unco Guid
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"The Address to the Unco Guid" is a satirical moral poem by Robert Burns that criticizes self-righteous religious hypocrisy and urges compassion and humility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Address to the Unco Guid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Address to the Unco Guid Context triple: [Poems of Robert Burns, containsWork, The Address to the Unco Guid]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Address to the Unco Guid Target entity description: "The Address to the Unco Guid" is a satirical moral poem by Robert Burns that criticizes self-righteous religious hypocrisy and urges compassion and humility.
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A.
Carn a’ Ghaill
Carn a’ Ghaill is the summit that forms the highest point on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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B.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
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C.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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D.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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E.
Hymn of the Charter
Hymn of the Charter is the English name for "Hino da Carta," the national anthem of Portugal during the constitutional monarchy established by the Constitutional Charter of 1826.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moral poem
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poem ⓘ satirical poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
strict Calvinist moralists
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“unco guid” (overly good, self-righteous people) ⓘ |
| advocates |
awareness of one’s own sinfulness
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charity toward sinners ⓘ self-examination ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Pharisaical attitudes
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harsh moral judgment of others ⓘ self-righteous religious people ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
religious satire
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satire ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
direct address to the audience
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irony ⓘ vernacular Scots diction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian ethics of forgiveness
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sin and repentance ⓘ social judgment and stigma ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Robert Burns’s poems ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of religious tolerance in Burns scholarship ⓘ |
| language |
English (Scots-inflected)
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Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
compassion
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critique of religious hypocrisy ⓘ humility ⓘ moral fallibility of all humans ⓘ self-righteousness in religion ⓘ |
| message |
religious piety without mercy is spiritually dangerous
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those who judge others harshly should remember their own moral weakness ⓘ |
| meter | standard Habbie stanza (Burns stanza) ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns’s religious and moral poems ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | Scottish Presbyterian religious culture ⓘ |
| tone |
moralizing yet sympathetic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: The Address to the Unco Guid Description of subject: "The Address to the Unco Guid" is a satirical moral poem by Robert Burns that criticizes self-righteous religious hypocrisy and urges compassion and humility.
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