How do I cite numbered poems from an anthology?
Some poetic works are conventionally referred to using an established numbering system that allows readers using any edition of the work to easily locate the… Read More
Some poetic works are conventionally referred to using an established numbering system that allows readers using any edition of the work to easily locate the… Read More
Format a quotation of song lyrics the same way you would format a quotation of poetry. Read More
Alphabetize a work by a solo performer under the performer’s name. Include the event title or a descriptive label, name the sponsoring organization in the… Read More
Use three ellipsis points bracketed by forward slashes to indicate that one or more lines have been omitted from a run-in poetry quotation. Read More
As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of part number, no number should be given in a parenthetical… Read More
Yes. The MLA Handbook says that “in your first citation” of a poem, “use the word line or lines and then, having established that the numbers designate lines, give… Read More
If in your essay you use a quotation from a poem that you found in a journal article, your in-text citation should include “qtd. in.”… Read More
The MLA Handbook explains that if you are citing line numbers instead of page numbers in your parenthetical citation, you should “in your first citation, use the word… Read More
To cite a poem quoted in the published version of a speech, create a works-cited-list entry for the speech since it is your source. You… Read More
Use a single line space to separate stanzas of poetry, as in this excerpt from Felicia Hemans’s “The Image in Lava”: Thou thing of years… Read More