poetic licence

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poetic licence

n
justifiable departure from conventional rules of form, fact, logic, etc, as in poetry
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poetic licence

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poetic licence

nlicenza poetica
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When the credibility of his written testimony was challenged by the media, Winfrey defended Frey against detractors until it became clear he had employed artistic licence to create dramatic arcs in his recollections.
There's obviously some artistic licence at play, but I Am The Night is actually based on - or, as they describe it, 'inspired by' - true events,which took place in 1960s America.
The colour illustrations throughout are weird and wacky, but sufficiently interesting for children, and generally depict the insects and invertebrates correctly but with a variety of garish colours and plenty of artistic licence. The book is set out as a 38-page journal with 'Agent Eagle' leading the way through the pages.
And I didn't spend great chunks of time shouting at the screen: "That would never happen at a newspaper!" Though this week's main storyline was so riveting and wellexecuted that it made it easier to make some artistic licence allowances and simply enjoy all the tension and drama involved.
The writer, Oliver Emanuel, has stuck to her real story and the lack of artistic licence does not entirely work.
Writer Oliver Emanuel has stuck to her real story closely but the lack of artistic licence does not work in its favour.
This recreation of the encounter proves to be an amusing comedy drama featuring a striking turn from Michael Shannon as Presley, despite using a huge amount of artistic licence And concerned that drugs, the hippy culture and even The Beatles were destroying America, Elvis secured this meet-up with Nixon (Kevin Spacey) who made him an honorary narc.
Angels are often portrayed with wings, an artistic licence, to give understanding of flight, our early science suggests.
Each year the students are assigned a theme each to interpret as they wished, from 'distortion' to 'role models' to 'advertisement': the possibilities for artistic licence were endless.
The movie's producer, Micha Scharfstein, said the film takes artistic licence and is not meant to be factual.
While the organisers will take a broad view on what constitutes artistic licence, all material submitted should be suitable for performance at a free festival taking place during the daytime to a mixed audience of all ages.
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