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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
poetic licence
noun
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▪ After several days however, with nobody apprehended, the papers indulged in a little poetic licence.
▪ It's rite. i REpeat when i liKe. i have poetic licence! don't question me????
▪ The film is but one version of some horrifying events, and stretched poetic licence to the extreme.
▪ Thomas Deloney may have used a little poetic licence to embroider a good yarn.
▪ Wilde took poetic licence to the extreme, for the true story is much more down to earth.
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poetic licence

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