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troutman · 10-19-2005, 03:56 PM

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.

"If I had realized how upset people would be I suppose I might have given it a little more thought."- Alanis Morissette

In general, irony is the use of language to express both a surface meaning and a different underlying meaning.

10-19-2005, 03:56 PM	#5
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	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. "If I had realized how upset people would be I suppose I might have given it a little more thought."- Alanis Morissette In general, irony is the use of language to express both a surface meaning and a different underlying meaning.