https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m A presentation of the definition, examples, uses, variations, and demonstrations of Literary License. en-us 2016-12-06 23:24:32 UTC 2025-09-26 20:02:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png 18htran4 https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142206009 A Literary License is a tool used by authors to convey their message efficiently. The idea is that when an author or poet takes liberties in their work, it is a demonstration of their "license" to shape their work however they choose. (also related to Poetic and Artistic License)]]> 2016-12-07 06:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142206009 18htran4 https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142206609 Literary license can appear in many forms, such as in a writer's style and material. A writer/poet may deliberately violate  spelling, grammar, and punctuation rules in a work to fit the style of writing or to express their views in an artistic or simple way. In other cases, authors may alter or create facts, whether historical or scientific, to help forward the plot in a narrative or to help justify to their audience of the validity of their opinions.]]> 2016-12-07 06:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142206609 18htran4 https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142214354 Literary license has been demonstrated in the works of many different authors and genres. One notable instance is William Shakespeare's poetic license in this line from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears." Following the proper grammatical rules of English in his era, Shakespeare should have included the word 'and' before "Countrymen," however, he chooses to omit this and many other words from his plays to keep his characters lines in iambic pentameter.]]> 2016-12-07 07:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142214354 18htran4 https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142217050 In narratives, especially in historical fiction and in some cases of argumentative essays,  the author intentionally creates factual inaccuracies; Some are minor which may serve to keep the audience's attention by oversimplifying concepts, while others may be used as a support for the author's message, moral beliefs, or argument. Lord Of The Flies, written by William Golding, takes liberties with the physical elements that are essential to the plot and the many views he expresses. A plane with a "detachable cabin" did not exist at the time, but it was necessary to exist in the story to explain how the character's arrive and to move the plot forward, while Golding cleverly avoids including the boys' first encounter with death to early in the novel.]]> 2016-12-07 08:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/18htran4/rqa7xiz92n5m/wish/142217050