Usage of Poetic Licence in the Poetry of Mirza Khan Ansari

Abstract

Aesthetic aspect is given immense care in creation of poetry. A poet, while creating poetry, tries to maintain the holiness of words, as much as possible. Doing so, sometimes he breaks down words when needed or changes their form and attempts to maintain the aesthetic aspect of the poetry. This is the freedom which is called poetic license.  The poet considering this ease as his right, deviates from grammar or he changes the words according to his own well. Although some critics regards it as a creative flaw or defect; however, the art of poetry allows the poetic license for poetry and hence the poets take advantage of it in their creations. Mirza Khan Ansari is the first poet in Pashto who has used poetic license in his poetry.  This article sheds light on use of poetic license in the poetry of Mirza khan Ansari