· just now. Report Abuse. 1. A kind of Modernist writing that was inspired by art of the time period was: Stream of consciousness 2. Modernist works could best be described as: innovative optimistic 3. Select all of the themes and subjects used by Realist writers. just now. Report Abuse. 1. A kind of Modernist writing that was inspired by art of the time period was: Stream of consciousness 2. Modernist works could best be described as: innovative optimistic 3. Select all of the themes and subjects used by Realist writers.