Irony Poems - Examples of all types of irony poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Gridlock
Everyone's problem
~ Migrant Wave ~
No one's solution...
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Categories:
immigration, irony,
Form: Senryu
Passions gripMisty moonlighting red Queen
Biting into apple of the eyes
Drinking from the well of light.
A thousand whispers silently into one dream
eclipsing lunar pearl glowing faraway bright
In satin darkness within velvet touches teardrops
Blessings...
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Categories:
irony, beauty, devotion, dream, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Hope your got out of the house
Did you hug your kids today
Or bow your head and pray
Did you kiss your spouse
...
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Categories:
irony, technology, time,
Form: Couplet
Screaming Bards Of Mu Mu Landlife it seems
is not without its irony
for the screaming bards
of Mu Mu Land
.. on lounging chairs
.. on deep-piled rugs
.. just laying round
.. reciting verse
.. my bards were still
.. and known to all
.. in whispered...
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Categories:
irony, pain, poets,
Form: Free verse
Look, Mom - No Cavities
Copper, tin, silver, porcelain and gold
Dental filling materials all sold
Beware of bargains
From them you should run
If...
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Categories:
health, humor, irony, money,
Form: Limerick
PotatoBay waQof bhalu khaya kar alu,
Sain ye luli ko karta hai chalu,...
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Categories:
irony, film, food, french, hindi,
Form: Imagism
Useless AnswersHow come you overlook such witty answers?
Those smashers, always hitting up too late!
They fluff the air with dust, like ballet dancers
Whirl down, like feathers in ethereal debate
Watch them in rapid whoosh, like flock of swifts
Triumphal...
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Categories:
humorous, hyperbole, irony,
Form: Rhyme
WHAT WAS I THINKINGbig butt skinny jeans hoping blue is slimming rip what was i thinking
Written 9/25/23 for What was I thinking contest
Sponsor John Lawless...
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Categories:
blue, irony,
Form: Monoku
The Depths of the Heights
What's inspiration other than a glimpse of what's not in store for us...
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Categories:
inspiration, irony,
Form: Monoku
the eye of the beholderSurrounded by toys the toddler played in the sand with three rocks and five sticks....
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Categories:
humor, irony, kid,
Form: Monoku
Mocking the DeadPigeons, being
Pigeons,
Inadvertently
Mock the dead
As does the passing
Stray dog.
If left alone
Children
Will play among them
Witnessed
By a murder
Of crows.
...
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Categories:
irony,
Form: Free verse
Wailing Idols of WoodUnder the sun and moon, flawed men linger in the cold
Who in the mist of darkness, cut and rip apart trees eons old
While stepping on grass and insects for wood to be sold...
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Categories:
dark, horror, insect, irony,
Form: Musaddas
Plastic CowboyIn the saloon a lone, haggard cowboy
Had more than double his fill, one last sip
An imagined past of unlawful joy
Recounting the times he shot from the hip
Barstools turn for a showdown, tables flip
Caught scheming. More...
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Categories:
destiny, drink, history, irony,
Form: Rhyme Royal
Time is My songI have waited so long to compose a new song; I have waited so long for you to come along. Time is setting fire underneath my feet; time is igniting a motion in the third...
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Categories:
irony, africa, business, confidence, corruption,
Form: Narrative
Damn It!
Categories:
dream, fantasy, humor, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Irony Poems
Definition | What is Irony in Poetry?
Poems Related to Irony
twist, paradox, wit, humor, satire, criticism, repartee, quip, mockery, taunt, banter, ridicule, incongruity, burlesque, jibe, contrariness, raillery, reproach, derision, contempt, mordancy, sardonicism,