Literary · Asked 29th October 2014 · 1,770 views Is it ironic that... the word 'monosyllabic' is made up of 5 syllables. The verdict 29% ironic 71% not 71% say this is NOT ironic · 28 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 If a character in a story represents right and there's another that represents wrong, is it ironic if the right character ends up killing someone? 67% not ironic 3 votes Vote → Is it ironic that The word 'pronunciation' is often itself mispronounced? (ie, people say 'pro-nOUnc-ee-ay-shun' versus the correct pro-nUnc-ee-ay-shun). 60% ironic 2 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Your English teacher gives your paper an F and explain by writing on it "your a bad speler. 58% not ironic 6 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Frederick Douglass, as a slave boy, bribed white boys to teach him how to read? 63% ironic 4 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.