Literary · Asked 12th February 2014 · 1,418 views Is it ironic that... I dont know the defenition of ironic, yet I claim things as ironic. The verdict 83% ironic 83% say this IS ironic · 3 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 The younger sister in Agnes Owens' short story 'The Lighthouse' says to her sibling "I hope a monster doesn't get you" and later in the story, a monster in fact, gets them both. 75% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that I have disliked reading my whole life, but I've worked at a bookstore for the past 6 years. 53% ironic 4 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Once Oedipus saw the truth of his circumstances, he blinded himself. 63% ironic 4 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Aibohphobia means fear of palindromes? 73% ironic 6 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.