The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IRONY , but the solution may also be SIMILE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Literary device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IRONY | 72 % | 5 |
| SATIRE | 8 % | 6 |
| SIMILE | 8 % | 6 |
| TROPE | 5 % | 5 |
| ERASER | 3 % | 6 |
| SIM | 3 % | 3 |
| PATHOS | 3 % | 6 |
Why may SIMILE be the right solution?
The answer to "Literary device" is "SIMILE" because a simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as". It is commonly used in literature to create vivid imagery and make comparisons between different objects or ideas.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Literary device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- literary technique
- foreshadowing
- device
- literary language
- rhetorical device
- conceit
- trope
- topos
- rhythm
- imagery
- hendiatris
- literary present
Crossword Answer definitions
IRONY noun- A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
- Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
- Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
- The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
- Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
- Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result IRONY
- "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- Device used by O. Henry
- Sardonic wit
- "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist
More clues leading to the result SATIRE
- "Gulliver's Travels," for one
- Lampoon
- Parody
- "SNL" specialty
- "Monty Python's Life of Brian," e.g.
- Frank Zappa genre
- Onion bit?
- Pope's creation
- Burlesque
- Witty opus
More clues leading to the result SIMILE
- Bit of literary imagery
- Comparison
- Good as gold, for example
- Hard as a rock, say
- "Hard as nails," for one
- "Eyes like stars," e.g.
- "Right as rain," e.g.
- Quiet as a mouse, e.g.
- "Healthy as a horse," e.g.
- Neat as a pin, say
More clues leading to the result TROPE
- Figure of speech
- Use of a word as an expression
- Figurative use of a word
- Metaphor, e.g.
- Figurative expression
- Metonymy or synecdoche, e.g.
- Irony, e.g.
- Irony, say
- Overused theme
- Irony, for example
More clues leading to the result ERASER
- 1996 Schwarzenegger smash
- It takes the lead out?
- On the other end of a pencil
- Rub-out need?
- 1996 Schwarzenegger thriller
- Pencil end
- Pink end of a pencil
- It's felt in the classroom
- Boner remover
- Photoshop tool
More clues leading to the result SIM
- Alastair of "A Christmas Carol"
- 1951 Scrooge player Alastair
- Computer game, "___ City"
- Filmdom's Alastair
- Computer game ___ City
- Video game prefix with Tower, Copter, and Safari, et al.
- Noted Scrooge portrayer
- On-screen avatar
- War game, for short
- Yes, in São Paulo