Sir Plume
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Sir Plume is a foppish, vain beau in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," notable for his affected manners and comic ineffectuality.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCanto | Canto IV of The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ariel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ Belinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
affected
ⓘ
comic ⓘ ineffectual ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| characterType |
beau
ⓘ
fop ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | mock-epic ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | parody of Restoration rake and beau ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic relief
ⓘ
satirical target of foppery ⓘ |
| socialClassInFiction | aristocracy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
superficial gallantry
ⓘ
triviality of fashionable society ⓘ |
| workForm | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate |
1712
ⓘ
1714 ⓘ |
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