poetic licence

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Related terms
  - 1.1.2 Translations

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

poetic licence (uncountable)

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

Related terms [edit]

artistic licence

Translations [edit]

departure from convention

Icelandic: skáldaleyfi (is) n
Italian: licenza poetica (it) f
Romanian: licență poetică (ro)

Russian: поэтическая вольность (ru) (poetíčeskaja vól'nost') f

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