The term poetic license describes the the act by a writer or poet of changing facts or rules to make a story or poem more interesting or effective...
By Sidra Nasir
It reminds me of hope,
It left me in despair,
It makes me strong,
It makes me afraid,
In night’s crown,
In day’s slavery
In summer warmth
In autumn rain,
Meandering thoughts,
Follow my way
Every second of every day.
By Momina Hassan
Perhaps a single lantern may light the dark
Amidst cacophony of howls and barks
Perhaps a single melody may lead the path
Brace the warrior within yourself
Perhaps words cling onto dwell
Before the shades of silence fall
Perhaps now lift the curtains of melancholic chaos
Look upon the shards of glass
Perhaps the veils of facade
May hark the sirens of hope
By Faiza Nasir
From imagined fantasies,
To un-imagined truths
They are romanticized
They hurt us
They heal us
They steal us from us
Then, in melancholic retrospect,
They laugh on us
And leave our hearts abandoned awakened
The term poetic license describes the the act by a writer or poet of changing facts or rules to make a story or poem more interesting or effective.
The term itself comes from Latin. Poetic derives from the Latin poeta, which means “poet” or “maker.” License comes from the Latin licentia, which means “to be permitted.” Basically, poetic license involves the departure of facts or even rules for language in order to create a different effect, usually dramatic, for a piece of work or speech.
The opening stanza of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous poem ‘To a Skylark’ is a good example of poetic license. It suggests that the skylark has flown almost all the way up to heaven. Shelley takes even more poetic license by claiming that the skylark is a spirit and not a bird.
Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!
Bird thou never wert,
That from heaven, or near it
Pourest thy full heart
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art.
