What is the situational irony in this passage? A boy is late for school. As he rushes down the street, he notices a fence with a hole in it. He knows that on the other side of the fence there is a shortcut he can take. So he tries to crawl through the hole. Unfortunately, he gets stuck there, and it’s quite a while before anyone comes to his rescue. He ends up missing school for the day. The boy takes a shortcut instead of following his usual routine. The boy takes a shortcut to save time and ends up missing school completely. The boy’s laziness in waking up late and taking shortcuts led to his downfall. The boy would have reached class on time if he woke up earlier.