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Irony Poems | Examples of Irony Poetry

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 short, long, best, and famous poem examples for irony.
Premium Member Israel Tries to Rejoice
gladness… rejoicing at four hostages rescue… … lead rescuer’s dead ...Read the rest...
Categories: death, irony, jewish, joy,
Form: Senryu



Premium Member Why Won't She Please Me
The Beatles wrote ‘Please, Please Me’ - ‘the way I please you’ ... When the sole criterion is pleasing ~ ...Read the rest...
Categories: desire, irony, self,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Guess I'll Be Me
I Guess I'll Be Me Before, when I was afraid to be me, I looked at others and tried to be a copy. Mimic all their motions, repeat the same moves... Maybe then I can follow all their rules? I...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, humor, identity, irony,
Form: Other
Stars in the Night Sky
As the sunlight fades to black And the air begins to chill ever so slightly I’m laying in the soft grass Staring at the millions of stars And I’m thinking How it seems so unfair That so many struggle...Read the rest...
Categories: irony, feelings, growing up, humanity,
Form: Free verse
The Empty Room
The echo location ...Read the rest...
Categories: imagination, introspection, irony, perspective,
Form: Grook



Now it is shameful!
To show that you care When on your chin is fur, Because..."All men are the same." For, those who care will have their hearts damaged and eyes, ...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, culture, identity, irony,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member No Driving, No Eating, No Drinking
Alcohol kills – should be forbidden along with PCP in brownies hidden ‘Overweight’s the scourge of heart attacks Let’s stop fatsos...Read the rest...
Categories: car, drink, food, irony,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member 'Post Mortem'
After poor old Mortimer was dead by his grave ~ a flowerbed...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, flower, funeral, irony,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member UN-NEEDINESS
Saw a man in a tux holding a sign that read: ...Read the rest...
Categories: irony,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Precision
The sport of golf demands precision baseball, perfect vision... Although more popular than them all ~ football’s just collision* ______________________________ ...Read the rest...
Categories: irony, baseball, football, golf, how
Form: Rubai
Premium Member unbared
Our needs are boundless - our wounds sensitive - better not to bare them - lest we invite opinion, debate and comparison, or worse yet, sympathy (euuww). . . Songs for this.. If You’re Too shy (Let me know) by The 1975 Musta Been A...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, character, humor, irony,
Form: Free verse
Apples to oranges gruk
Not all fruit ripens at the same time, ...Read the rest...
Categories: allegory, bible, christian, irony,
Form: Grook
I Hear You
I hear your shallow breathing Groans and sharp inhales Of oxygen through your teeth Wet shoes at the 7-11 and the Chinese Zodiac I hear, “Can I get a room key?” Slamming doors and...Read the rest...
Categories: betrayal, heartbreak, heartbroken, irony,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Indescribable
The indescribable Appears as Describable Rendering the Describable As indescribable......Read the rest...
Categories: i am, irony, words,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member BLANKETY-BLANK VERSE
Alas it is a chore to write Blank Verse Unable to peruse my rhyme filled purse In search for words not better but not worse A sad lament of poetry’s last curse To stab the darkness with an ill-used...Read the rest...
Categories: humor, irony, muse, words,
Form: Verse

Specific Types of Irony Poems

Definition | What is Irony in Poetry?


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