Literary Irony
241 real-life examples of literary irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of literary? Submit your own example.
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Is it ironic that "Isn't it ironic,Jack, that the very thing that makes you feel alive Is the thing that may end up killing you.
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Is it ironic that My young son tells me in a very loud voice that he's learnt how to say the word whisper.
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Is it ironic that For someone to say: "I wish I could be everywhere.......
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Is it ironic that Voltaire phrased this quotation "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
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Is it ironic that Holden Caulfield describes himself as illiterate though his best subject is English and he loves to read.
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Is it ironic that In a book, a thief is dating a cop?
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Is it ironic that You write a book about creativity and invent interviews from famous people to support your work?
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Is it ironic that Maya Angelou is often cited as the source for a quotation which begins: "people will forget what you said.
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Is it ironic that You are writing a dissertation on vampires, and it becomes so taxing that it just sucks the life out of you.
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Is it ironic that The moor is dark beneath the moon?
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Is it ironic that Charles is convicted as a sex offender ,and is released early because of good behavior but later commits the same crime once again.
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Is it ironic that The green street is not peaceful.
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Is it ironic that A person who doesn't know how to read, earns his living selling fortunes?
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Is it ironic that Simple things which the other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning.
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Is it ironic that What is ironical about the term son of the soil.
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Is it ironic that There is a chinese guy in Thor and it is Norse mythology.
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Is it ironic that The saddest guys can be happy drunks?
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Is it ironic that A slave (Frederick Douglass) sees the ship that enslaved him as a symbol of freedom.
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Is it ironic that People teach their kids that it's bad to hurt someone, while people nuke each other?
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Is it ironic that I believed a broken automaton would save me.
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Is it ironic that Victor spent his time trying to make life but is about to die.
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Is it ironic that In the story a visit for charity is it ironic that marian got something from the ladies, but wouldn't give something as simple as a penny back.
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Is it ironic that Someone tries to correct your grammar, and makes a grammar mistake?
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Is it ironic that Zora Cejnkovas Programme 'Holiday in the Czech Protectorate' was attacked because it wasnt a holiday.
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Is it ironic that "I'm not lying," I lie.