Literary · Asked 13th February 2012 · 1,309 views Is it ironic that... people in a book are trying to destroy a prison and after being caught they're put there themselves? The verdict 87% ironic 87% say this IS ironic · 6 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 This sentence is a lie. 72% not ironic 6 votes Vote → 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. 50% ironic 3 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Tom Sawyer in Huckleberry Finn forced the members of his gang sign an oath in blood and swear not to divulge the group's secrets, but when a boy threatens to betray that promise, Tom simply offers him a bribe. 76% not ironic 7 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A woman says she has been the recipient of anonymous e-mail message when ironically she is the one creating the anonymous messages sent to herself and others. 63% not ironic 6 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.