The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GENRE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Literary style crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GENRE | 64 % | 5 |
| IRONY | 18 % | 5 |
| REALISM | 9 % | 7 |
| VEIN | 9 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Literary style
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- literature
- writing style
- literary criticism
- novelistic
- poeticism
- literatures
- novelistically
- literary hack
- poetical
- artistic style
- poetry
- prose poem
Crossword Answer definitions
GENRE noun- A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
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 GENRE
- Artistic category
- Type
- Rap or disco
- Satire, for one
- Art class
- Rom-com, e.g.
- Literary style
- Mystery or romance
- Noir, e.g.
- Romcom, e.g.
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 REALISM
- Magical ___ (Gabriel García Márquez's style)
- Just the facts, ma'am
- Winslow Homer's painting style
- Trompe l'oeil genre
- Genre that represents things as they are
- Norman Rockwell quality
- Gogol's movement
- Common-sense belief
- True-to-life genre
- True-to-life style