When you use a phrase verbatim from another source. When you paraphrase an idea. Create the in-text citation. Add the line numbers, if provided, in parentheses right after the closing quotation marks. Place the closing punctuation after the parentheses. However, if you do not include the author's name in your quote introduction eg Some poets write about Add line numbers after you quote several single words or phrases.
Add a line number at the end of your sentence when you only quote one word. Example of one quoted word: Example of multiple words: Just make sure that you include the proper line numbers, whatever the form. If you are citing a longer section of the poem, you will include more line numbers If you cite two separate sections using an ellipsis, indicate the range of the sections with a comma separating them , Cite long quotes and short quotes differently.
In MLA format, any quote over three lines is considered a long quote and should be formatted and cited differently. As previously mentioned, long quotes are indented 1 inch or 10 spaces from the left margin and aren't surrounded by quotation marks.
Because there are no quotation marks for a long quote, the punctuation goes at the end of the quoted material, not after the citation, whereas the punctuation appears after the in-text citation for a short quote.
Example of citing a short quote: Example of citing a long quote: Use short poem titles in citations when you have more than one poem by the same author. If you're using two or more poems by the same author, then just using the author's last name isn't a clear enough indication for the in-text citation for which poem you're discussing or quoting from. In this case, put the author's last name, a comma, the poem title or a shortened version in quotes, a space, and then the line numbers from the poem.
Part 2 Quiz How do you use in-text citations when citing poetry in an essay? Place line numbers before the quote. Include the author's name even if you include it in your introduction to the quote. If you use 2 or more poems by the same author, you only need the author's last name. Do not include a line number at the end of your sentence when you only quote 1 word.
None of the above. Cite the poem you found in a book. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc. Cite a poem you found on a website. The date the poem was posted in day-month-year order. If there is no date, put n. The publication medium Web. The date you accessed the poem on the website. Cite a poem you found in an anthology. An anthology is a collection of texts; it can be a collection of poems, short stories, excerpts from novels, a combination of these things, etc.
Name of editor of the anthology. Edition of the anthology if there is one. Page numbers of the poem. Cite two or more poems by the same author. If you have two or more poems by the same author, list them alphabetically on your Works Cited page. The first entry alphabetically will appear normally, but the second and any other subsequent entries by the same author entry will have three dashes - instead of the author's name.
Part 3 Quiz True or False: You cannot cite a poem you found online. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 5. MLA format is how writers talk about poetry or other works , not a style people actually write poetry in. So MLA format governs how you might write about a poem for a class at school, but does not provide guidelines for actually writing poetry. Not Helpful 10 Helpful 6. How do I determine the lines I am quoting from; how do I count the lines?
Wherever there is a line break that is another line to count. So whenever the text moves down to another line, count it as another line. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 3. Do it the same way you would quote 3 or fewer lines of poetry as explained above. Include the author's name and the title of the poem when introducing the quotation.
Be sure to hand in an MLA works cited page when handing in the speech. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 2. The text of the essay is double spaced. Should my poem quoted of four of more lines be double spaced? Answer this question Flag as How do I reference a poem if I used a handbook a university gave me, which was printed in-house and was not published?
How would you cite poems in the text if you are using multiple poems by the same poet? How do I format a works cited page for a play? How do I cite a poem in a work cited page? Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Already answered Not a question Bad question Other. Quick Summary If you use a quote from a poem in an MLA-format essay, place the line numbers of the poem in parentheses right after the closing quotation marks, with the closing punctuation right behind the parentheses.
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EW Ellie Wilson Apr I plan on getting a good grade. Ralph and the other boys finally realize the horror of their actions: The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. It got dark early.
The waiting room was full of grown-up people, arctics and overcoats, lamps and magazines. This list, alphabetized by authors' last names, should appear at the end of your essay. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any sources you cite in the essay. Each source you cite in the essay must appear in your works-cited list; likewise, each entry in the works-cited list must be cited in your text.
If you have cited more than one work by a particular author, order them alphabetically by title, and use three hyphens in place of the author's name for every entry after the first. When an author appears both as the sole author of a text and as the first author of a group, list solo-author entries first.
If no author is given for a particular work, alphabetize by the title of the piece. The first line of each entry in your list should be flush left. Subsequent lines should be indented one-half inch.
This is known as a "hanging indent. Capitalize each word in the titles of articles, books, etc. This rule does not apply to "a," "an," "the," or to conjunctions, unless they are the first word of the title. Underline or italicize titles of books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and films. A book Author s. Publisher, Year of Publication. A part of a book such as an essay in a collection Author s. An article in a periodical such as a newspaper or magazine Author s.
When citing the date, list day before month; use a three-letter abbreviation of the month e. If there is more than one edition available for that date as in an early and late edition of a newspaper , identify the edition following the date e. An article in a scholarly journal Author s. If the journal uses continuous pagination throughout a particular volume, only volume and year are needed, e.
Modern Fiction Studies 39 If each issue of the journal begins on page 1, however, you must also provide the issue number following the volume, e. A webpage Author s. It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.
An article in an online journal or magazine Author s. Some electronic journals and magazines provide paragraph or page numbers; include them if available. This format is also appropriate to online magazines; as with a print version, you should provide a complete publication date rather than volume and issue number. Email to the author.
This same format may be used for personal interviews or personal letters. You need only change the designation accordingly. A listserv posting Author.
A book with one author Frye, Northrop. A book with more than one author Gesell, Arnold, and Frances L. If there are four or more authors, you may list only the first author followed by the phrase "et al. A book with no author named Encyclopedia of Photography. An anthology or collection Rueschemeyer, Marilyn, ed.
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