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,” ...

If someone has ever told you to "take your time" when you're actually taking your time, or called you "Sherlock" after pointing out the obvious, you're familiar with what can be an uncomfortable form ...

Irony is a type of figurative language; it's “the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.” Alternatively, irony ...