was the main factor ofhis great success 3.0 Literary style Burns'style is marked by spontaneity,directness and sincerity,and 5 ranges from the tender intensity ofsome ofhis lyrics throughthe rollicking humour and blazing wit of Tam o'Shanter and the blistering satire of Holy Willie's Prayer and The Holy Fair. 5 Burns'poetry drew upona substantial familiarity with and knowledge of Classical,Biblical,and English literature,as well as the Scottish Makar tradition.201 Burns was skilled in writing not only in the Scots language but also in the Scottish English dialect ofthe English language.Some ofhis works.such as Love and Liberty(also known as The Jolly Beggars),are written in both Scots and English for various effects.1 His themes included republicanism(he lived during the French 5 Revolutionary period)and Radicalism which heexpressed covertly in Scots Wha Hae,Scottishpatriotism,anticlericalism,class inequalities,gender roles,commentary on the Scottish Kirk ofhis time,Scottish cultural identity,poverty,sexuality,and the beneficial aspects ofpopular socialising(carousing,Scotch whisky,folk songs. and so forth). was the main factor of his great success. 3.0 Literary style Burns' style is marked by spontaneity, directness and sincerity, and ranges from the tender intensity of some of his lyrics through the rollicking humour and blazing wit of Tam o' Shanter and the blistering satire of Holy Willie's Prayer and The Holy Fair. Burns' poetry drew upon a substantial familiarity with and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makartradition.[20]Burns was skilled in writing not only in the Scots language but also in the Scottish English dialect of the English language. Some of his works, such as Love and Liberty (also known as The Jolly Beggars), are written in both Scots and English for various effects.[21] His themes included republicanism (he lived during the French Revolutionary period) and Radicalism which he expressed covertly in Scots Wha Hae, Scottish patriotism, anticlericalism, class inequalities, gender roles, commentary on the Scottish Kirk of his time, Scottish cultural identity, poverty, sexuality, and the beneficial aspects of popular socialising (carousing, Scotch whisky, folk songs, and so forth). 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’