Salon

The irony of how we use the word “irony”

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 Punch Newspapers

Uses of irony: Learning from Soyinka’s latest example

Like simile, metaphor, personification and hyperbole, irony is a very useful figure of speech. Writers and other creative workers regularly make use of it, including comedians. It can, however, also ...
Los Angeles Times

You call that irony?

JON WINOKUR is the author of 20 reference books and anthologies, including, most recently, "The Big Book of Irony." WHEN it was revealed in 2003 that William J. Bennett, author of “The Book of Virtues ...
The Houma Courier

Ironically looking at irony

I recently celebrated the 18th anniversary of writing silly things for the amusement of people. It’s been fun and I appreciate all the compliments I’ve gotten. I don’t know if they were deserved, but ...