How do you cite speech bubbles from a graphic narrative or comic book?
Cite each speech bubble individually. Do not use slashes to indicate quotations from separate speech bubbles. Use ellipses only to omit text from a single… Read More
How to Get out of a Tangle When Your Modifiers Dangle
Dangling modifiers take several forms. Here are a few types—and some ways to fix them . . . Read More
How do I cite more than one sonnet from a sequence of sonnets?
As always, when you are citing a work contained in a larger work, you must identify the particular work you are citing. Thus, if you… Read More
When I am quoting, do I need to indicate if italics are in the original?
No. In MLA style, italics in a quotation are assumed to be in the original unless otherwise indicated. See the MLA Handbook for more details on quoting… Read More
If I include my published article as a dissertation chapter, how should I handle the article’s references?
References in a dissertation should be in a consistent style (e.g., MLA) and location (at the end of each chapter or at the end of… Read More
If I want to include a DOI for a book chapter in my works-cited-list entry, where should I insert it?
If you are citing a chapter of a book from a novel or monograph, create an entry for the book as a whole and list the… Read More
If the title of an essay I am citing is also the name of a work that normally appears in italics, how should I style the name of the essay?
If the title of an essay consists solely of the title of a work normally styled in italics, the title of the work should be… Read More
Should I use hyphens in compounds with adverbs ending in ly?
No. Since a compound formed by an adverb ending in ly cannot be misread, no hyphen is used: She had a politically transformative experience. Read More
Should I include military ranks of authors I cite?
Like other professional titles, military ranks are omitted before authors’ names in entries and when the authors are mentioned in prose, but you may indicate… Read More
Should shortened generic forms of proper nouns be capitalized?
In general, lowercase generic forms of proper nouns: the United States Army, the army President Kennedy, the president the Brooklyn Bridge, the bridge… Read More