Written or literary language (as opposed to spoken language); the style or expressions used in writing or literature.
この詩は現代文語で書かれていて読みやすい。
This poem is written in modern written language and is easy to read.
学校では口語と文語の違いを学んだ。
At school we learned the difference between spoken and written language.
公式の文書では文語的な表現が好まれることが多い。
Written/official documents often prefer literary/written expressions.
The classical written style based on Heian-period Japanese (classical Japanese), using historical kana orthography and grammatical forms.
古文の授業では文語の読み方を学ぶ。
In classical Japanese classes you learn how to read bun-go (classical written Japanese).
『源氏物語』は文語体で書かれた代表的な作品だ。
The Tale of Genji is a representative work written in classical literary Japanese.
文語の文法は現代日本語と異なる点が多い。
The grammar of classical Japanese differs from modern Japanese in many ways.