Provide the section number as well as the line number: As Wordsworth writes in his series of sonnets The River Duddon, “Child of the clouds!… Read More
Use the first name. Some categories of personal names lack a last name–for example, some rulers and members of the nobility and many premodern people, whose name… Read More
If a quotation already contains bracketed text, avoid adding your own bracketed text, since multiple sets of brackets may be confusing for the reader. However,… Read More
Cite the short story the same way you would cite a poem posted to a blog by someone who is not the poem’s author but… Read More
How you cite a grant proposal depends on where you found it. As always, follow the MLA format template and list the information provided in the… Read More
As with any image, how you cite a political cartoon depends on where you found it. Say, for example, you found it republished on a… Read More
Create a separate works-cited-list entry for each part of a serialized article or for each article published in a series, following the MLA format template. Read More
To cite conference proceedings, follow the MLA format template. The example below lists the editors (as “Author”), the title, the publisher, and the date of… Read More
Names of titled contests are set roman without quotation marks: The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced the tenth annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest. When… Read More
To cite a museum exhibition, follow the MLA format template. Include the exhibition’s name as the title of your source, followed by the opening and closing… Read More