Literary · Asked 14th December 2014 · 1,935 views Is it ironic that... Frederick Douglass, as a slave boy, bribed white boys to teach him how to read? The verdict 63% ironic 38% not 63% say this IS ironic · 4 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 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 The word 'monosyllabic' is made up of 5 syllables. 71% not ironic 28 votes Vote → Is it ironic that My most overused word is 'overuse'? 53% ironic 3 votes Vote → Is it ironic that The Moral to the Story isn't ironic? Or is it? Story of Irony Incident of Superstition One of the greatest incentives in being reared on dirt roads was taking the wheel at the age of too damn young to drive. 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.