poetic license
noun
license or liberty taken by a poet, prose writer, or other artist in deviating from rule, conventional form, logic, or fact, in order to produce a desired effect.
Nearby words
poetess, poetic, poetic edda, poetic justice, poetic licence, poetic license, poeticism, poeticize, poetics, poetize, poetry
Origin of poetic license
First recorded in 1780–90
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Idioms and Phrases with poetic license
poetic license
Also, artistic license. The liberty taken by a writer or artist in deviating from conventional form or fact to achieve an effect. For example, I've never seen grass or a tree of that color; but that's artistic license. [Late 1700s]
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