creative freedom, n.All

Creative freedom (n.) may ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be the poet's illusion: he fancies he is swimming, but an unseen current sweeps him along.