Literary · Asked 6th September 2011 · 1,619 views Is it ironic that... In Harry Potter, "the boy who lived" died, than came back to life? The verdict 26% ironic 74% not 74% say this is NOT ironic · 7 votes Cast your vote How ironic is this on a scale of 0 to 10? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Definitely ironic Not ironic at all Submit vote ← All examples Random example → Submit your own → More literary irony View all → Is it ironic that Hester's daughter Pearl from the Scarlet Letter thinks she will also eventually have to wear a scarlet letter like her mom when she gets older? 75% not ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A husband gave his wife a skunk for Valentine. 80% not ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Hamlet uses Socratic irony rather than tragic irony to expose his father's murder. 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Is it ironic that The dictionary entry for "short" is really, really long? 78% ironic 9 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.