Literary · Asked 13th November 2013 · 1,198 views Is it ironic that... Grumble at dust,she forgave faults in a man and child,but a dusty shelf would set her wild The verdict 25% ironic 75% not 75% say this is NOT ironic · 2 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 Someone reads an article on how to get sound sleep at nights while lying on their bed trying to sleep in the middle of the night. 80% ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that I posted on Facebook: "I finished reading 'The Circle' (a book about the totalitarian distopia that social media leads to in a fictional future) and it makes me want to fast from Facebook. 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Is it ironic that In the short story, The Most Dangerous Game, a celebrated hunter with little respect for the animals he kills for sport, later becomes the hunted? 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to steal his crown when he himself did not think he was in line to receive the crown in the first place? 50% ironic 2 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.