Literary · Asked 23rd September 2011 · 1,304 views Is it ironic that... the dictionary entry for "short" is really, really long? The verdict 78% ironic 22% not 78% say this IS ironic · 9 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 Hamlet uses Socratic irony rather than tragic irony to expose his father's murder. 50% ironic 1 votes Vote → Is it ironic that In Harry Potter, "the boy who lived" died, than came back to life? 74% not ironic 7 votes Vote → Is it ironic that In Frankenstein, is it ironic that the creature says the cottagers were his protectors. 50% ironic 5 votes Vote → Is it ironic that Someone will write a poem about how homework takes forever, and then they realize they're done? 88% ironic 4 votes Vote → Not sure what counts? Read our definition of irony, or learn the difference between situational irony and plain bad luck.