What literary device would be the use of another language?

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bghr1782 10 March 9, 2019 0 Comments

I’m reading a book taking place in 1800s France, and the author uses many French words and phrases throughout the novel. What literary device would that be?

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2019-03-10T14:49:11+00:00

Using foreign words and phrases is not a literary device. However, their judicious use can turn them into a specific literary device. It depends on how they have been used.