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poetic_licence

poetic licence

English

Noun

poetic licence ‎(uncountable)

Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect

Related terms

artistic licence

Translations

departure from convention

Icelandic: skáldaleyfi n
Italian: licenza poetica f
Portuguese: licença poética f

Romanian: licență poetică (ro)
Russian: поэти́ческая во́льность f ‎(poetíčeskaja vólʹnostʹ)