: Re: What is it called when poets changing grammar rules? I noticed it in many poems that the verses do not contain words according to proper grammar rules. I was told that poets are allowed to

This is called poetic license. Although the more familiar use of the term is to depart from the facts for a better sounding story or phrase, the use of it to mean departure from standard grammar and syntax is arguably the more foundational one, as attested by this entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica:

Poetic license, the right assumed by poets to alter or invert standard syntax or depart from common diction or pronunciation to comply with the metrical or tonal requirements of their writing.
www.britannica.com/art/poetic-license

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