Question

what is distinctive about the language of literature?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

literary language is the form of a language used in its literary writing. It can be either a non-standard dialect or standardized variety of the language. ... Notably, in Eastern European and Slavic linguistics, the term "literary language" has also been used as a synonym of "standard language".

Answer 2

Answer:
Literature involves a special, or
unusual, use of language.

Explanation:
You may have found it quite difficult to identify which texts are literary and which ones are not. This is probably because there IS no specialized literary language which can be isolated and analyzed in the same way as the language of specific fields, such as law; or specific media, such as newspapers. It is also perfectly possible to imagine a literary context for many of the more obviously non-literary texts.