Literary · Asked 17th May 2016 · 1,444 views Is it ironic that... a character gets sentenced to death when the country's motto is "freedom, equality and fraternity"? The verdict 83% not 83% say this is NOT 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 A student spells every word on a spelling test wrong except for the word illiterate? 75% ironic 15 votes Vote → Is it ironic that While someone is speaking about their vast knowledge of vocabulary and their careful choices in wording, they misuse a word. 90% ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that A man gets super powers and robs a bank, and later ends up protecting the bank from getting robbed using his super powers. 53% not ironic 6 votes Vote → Is it ironic that His interest was a mere sniff. 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.