There seems to be more to irony than just being unexpected.   If I&#x27;m playing poker and get dealt a straight flush, I wouldn&#x27;t describe that as ironic unless something about the context made that particular hand notable as well as unexpected.  For example, if we&#x27;d just been discussing hand odds.  The bit in the song about the guy who avoided flying his whole life to have his plane crash seems like irony to me, though.