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troutman · 01-12-2009, 01:29 PM

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ironic+bummers

I remember an English Professor got all in a Huff about the Alanis song containing no irony at all. He said all the things mentioned in the song were merely "bummers" and were not "ironic".

http://www.geocities.com/eirig/

Some writers claim that the Morissette song does describe ironic situations. Supposed experts—college English professors, for example—throw around terms like "verbal irony," "situational irony," "dramatic irony," and even "Socratic irony" to defend the lyrics of the song.

FINAL TALLY
Attempts at describing irony: 11
Successful attempts: 2.5
Confusion of irony with "poor sense of timing":6
Completely blowing it:3

01-12-2009, 01:29 PM	#15
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...ironic+bummers I remember an English Professor got all in a Huff about the Alanis song containing no irony at all. He said all the things mentioned in the song were merely "bummers" and were not "ironic". http://www.geocities.com/eirig/ Some writers claim that the Morissette song does describe ironic situations. Supposed experts—college English professors, for example—throw around terms like "verbal irony," "situational irony," "dramatic irony," and even "Socratic irony" to defend the lyrics of the song. FINAL TALLY Attempts at describing irony: 11 Successful attempts: 2.5 Confusion of irony with "poor sense of timing":6 Completely blowing it:3 Last edited by troutman; 01-12-2009 at 01:36 PM.