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poetic license

NOUN
freedom of expression
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Rachel Syme’s foreword to the musical book says that this version of “Ironic” turns it into “an inside joke about poetic license and grammatical errors.”

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2024

“Bedewed it with his tears and bid to it an everlasting adieu” is the stuff of poetic license and bad poetry.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024

“It’s a little bit of poetic license there,” Vicki said.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2023

And it’s very recent history, so it’s well documented and part of the collective consciousness, meaning there’s not a lot of wiggle room” to take poetic license, she added.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022

Mr. Underwood said, “Cows don’t go to heaven,” to which Mrs. E.C.B. replied, “This one did,” and explained poetic license.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee


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