How to Pronounce "poetic license"
expression
poh-ET-ik LY-sens
poh-ET-ik LY-sens
Definition
The freedom that writers, especially poets, have to break rules of language or facts to create a special effect in their work.
IPA Transcription
American English
poʊˈɛtɪk/ /ˈɫaɪsəns
British English
pəʊˈɛtɪk/ /lˈaɪsəns
Simplified Pronunciation
US
poh-ET-ik LY-sens
UK
poh-ET-ik LY-sens
Listen in Context
The poet used poetic license to invent new words.
Sometimes writers take poetic license with history.
She explained the strange lines in her poem as poetic license.
Using a little poetic license, he turned the rainy day into a magical scene.