Adapted from "Irony and Sarcasm" by Roger Kreuz (MIT Press, 2020). Reprinted with permission from MIT Press. In February 1996, Alanis Morissette released the fourth single from “Jagged Little Pill,” ...

The list of “ironic” situations Morissette puts together in this song is more plainly unfortunate than truly ironic. Many naysayers have pointed out this fact, over the years, using this song as a ...

Have you ever found yourself about to say “that’s ironic,” only to stop yourself – unsure whether you were using the word correctly? If you’re like most people, you probably know irony when you see it ...

Alanis Morissette discusses the reaction to her 1996 hit 'Ironic' in her episode of the MGM+ series Words + Music.

Rachael and Eliza Hurwitz are 24-year-old sisters from Connecticut who really like good grammar. After Eliza, a stand-up comic, wrote a post for the website Hello Giggles about how to update the ...

Since I started contributing to Psychology Today three years ago, I’ve been periodically exploring how laughter and humor are related to other terms often associated with them. They include concepts ...

Contrary to popular belief, “irony” is actually not a term invented by Alanis Morissette to describe First World inconveniences, nor is the greatest example of the technique found on a cotton shirt ...

Alanis Morissette isn't particularly concerned about the fact that plenty of people have a problem with the lyrics in her ...