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Meanings of poetic license in English

Portuguese
licença poética

Poetic licence.

        licença poética
        Usage of poetic license in English
        1
        Hereafter, though we may graciously excuse to poetic license the assertion that
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        2
        I've taken some liberties in this novel for the purpose of poetic license.
        The cold room
        3
        Noise, unearthly noise, was the poetic license allowed the occupants of these cells.
        A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
        4
        Southside With You takes plenty of poetic license to tell the story of true-life events.
        Ebony
        5
        But who regrets the poetic license as he reads:
        Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
        6
        But we're fine with Intel taking some poetic license -especially when the Simpsons are involved.
        Wired
        7
        These lines imply an attitude unknown to contemporary waltzers, but the description involves no poetic license.
        The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
        8
        It was not a very manly thing to do, but Mr. Wordsley was exercising his poetic license.
        The Marooner
        9
        A man whom Unser Diem had had nightmares about-realones, no poetic license here-sincehe first met him.
        Crown of Slaves
        10
        Give yourselves free rein-completepoetic license!
        Halo
        11
        I thought it was just poetic license at the time, but perhaps he was talking about his real homeland.
        Casket of Souls
        12
        I'm not taking poetic license.
        Cold Days
        13
        That was poetic license.
        The Iron Trail
        14
        No poetic license here.
        The Great Book of Amber
        15
        He made full use of his poetic license and eliminated and added, reconstructed and embellished just as was convenient for his plan.
        Fritiofs Saga
        16
        Parents have the tough job of figuring out which parts are healthy to share and which could benefit from a little poetic license.
        Ebony
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