poetic-license

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.
Origin:
1780–90

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poetic license

noun
license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work 
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