Literary · Asked 2nd March 2011 · 1,166 views Is it ironic that... is it ironic that a man in a fairytale escapes a giant who cuts off people head, and ends up cutting his finger off? The verdict 88% not 88% say this is NOT 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 "'Sure, that's what I mean," Doc Daneeka said. 68% not ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that You correct someone about their incorrect use of the word "irony" when you are, in fact, wrong about its correct use? 73% ironic 8 votes Vote → Is it ironic that In a meeting with the Oracle at Delphi, the young heir to the throne of Thebes learns that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. 71% ironic 11 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A company that makes lenses for glasses messed up an order by misreading the prescription? 78% ironic 16 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.