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MLA Formatting Quotations<\/h2>\r\n
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Summary:<\/h3>\r\nMLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook<\/em> (8th<\/sup> ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes\/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhen you directly quote the works of others in your paper, you will format quotations differently depending on their length. Below are some basic guidelines for incorporating quotations into your paper. Please note that all pages in MLA should be double-spaced<\/strong>.\r\n

Short quotations<\/h3>\r\nTo indicate short quotations (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Provide the author and specific page citation (in the case of verse, provide line numbers) in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page. Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text.\r\n\r\nFor example, when quoting short passages of prose, use the following examples:\r\n
According to some, dreams express \"profound aspects of personality\" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.<\/div>\r\n
According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express \"profound aspects of personality\" (184).<\/div>\r\n
Is it possible that dreams may express \"profound aspects of personality\" (Foulkes 184)?<\/div>\r\nWhen short (fewer than three lines of verse) quotations from poetry, mark breaks in short quotations of verse with a slash, ( \/ ), at the end of each line of verse (a space should precede and follow the slash).\r\n
Cullen concludes, \"Of all the things that happened there \/ That's all I remember\" (11-12).<\/div>\r\n

Long quotations<\/h3>\r\nFor quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented \u00bd<\/strong>\u00a0inch<\/strong> from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after<\/strong> the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.)\r\n\r\nFor example, when citing more than four lines of prose, use the following examples:\r\n
Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:<\/div>\r\n
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They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhen citing long sections (more than three lines) of poetry, keep formatting as close to the original as possible.\r\n
In his poem \"My Papa's Waltz,\" Theodore Roethke explores his childhood with his father:<\/div>\r\n
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The whiskey on your breath\r\nCould make a small boy dizzy;\r\nBut I hung on like death:\r\nSuch waltzing was not easy.\r\nWe Romped until the pans\r\nSlid from the kitchen shelf;\r\nMy mother's countenance\r\nCould not unfrown itself. (quoted in Shrodes, Finestone, Shugrue 202)<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhen citing two or more paragraphs, use block quotation format, even if the passage from the paragraphs is less than four lines. Indent the first line of each quoted paragraph an extra quarter inch.\r\n
In \"American Origins of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Movement,\" David Russell argues,<\/div>\r\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Writing has been an issue in American secondary and higher education since papers and examinations came into wide use in the 1870s, eventually driving out formal recitation and oral examination. . . .\r\nFrom its birth in the late nineteenth century, progressive education has wrestled with the conflict within industrial society between pressure to increase specialization of knowledge and of professional work (upholding disciplinary standards) and pressure to integrate more fully an ever-widerning number of citizens into intellectually meaningful activity within mass society (promoting social equity). . . . (3)<\/div>\r\n

Adding or omitting words in quotations<\/h3>\r\nIf you add a word or words in a quotation, you should put brackets around the words to indicate that they are not part of the original text.\r\n
Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states, \"some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale\" (78).<\/div>\r\nIf you omit a word or words from a quotation, you should indicate the deleted word or words by using ellipsis marks, which are three periods ( . . . ) preceded and followed by a space. For example:\r\n
In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that \"some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs\" (78).<\/div>\r\nPlease note that brackets are not needed around ellipses unless adding brackets would clarify your use of ellipses.\r\n\r\nWhen omitting words from poetry quotations, use a standard three-period ellipses; however, when omitting one or more full lines of poetry, space several periods to about the length of a complete line in the poem:\r\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These beauteous forms,\r\nThrough a long absence, have not been to me\r\nAs is a landscape to a blind man's eye:<\/div>\r\n
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<\/div>\r\n
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart;\r\nAnd passing even into my purer mind,\r\nWith tranquil restoration . . . (22-24, 28-30)<\/div>","rendered":"

MLA Formatting Quotations<\/h2>\n
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Summary:<\/h3>\n

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook<\/em> (8th<\/sup> ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes\/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When you directly quote the works of others in your paper, you will format quotations differently depending on their length. Below are some basic guidelines for incorporating quotations into your paper. Please note that all pages in MLA should be double-spaced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Short quotations<\/h3>\n

To indicate short quotations (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Provide the author and specific page citation (in the case of verse, provide line numbers) in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page. Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text.<\/p>\n

For example, when quoting short passages of prose, use the following examples:<\/p>\n

According to some, dreams express “profound aspects of personality” (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.<\/div>\n
According to Foulkes’s study, dreams may express “profound aspects of personality” (184).<\/div>\n
Is it possible that dreams may express “profound aspects of personality” (Foulkes 184)?<\/div>\n

When short (fewer than three lines of verse) quotations from poetry, mark breaks in short quotations of verse with a slash, ( \/ ), at the end of each line of verse (a space should precede and follow the slash).<\/p>\n

Cullen concludes, “Of all the things that happened there \/ That’s all I remember” (11-12).<\/div>\n

Long quotations<\/h3>\n

For quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented \u00bd<\/strong>\u00a0inch<\/strong> from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after<\/strong> the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.)<\/p>\n

For example, when citing more than four lines of prose, use the following examples:<\/p>\n

Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:<\/div>\n
\n
They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw’s door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When citing long sections (more than three lines) of poetry, keep formatting as close to the original as possible.<\/p>\n

In his poem “My Papa’s Waltz,” Theodore Roethke explores his childhood with his father:<\/div>\n
\n
The whiskey on your breath
\nCould make a small boy dizzy;
\nBut I hung on like death:
\nSuch waltzing was not easy.
\nWe Romped until the pans
\nSlid from the kitchen shelf;
\nMy mother’s countenance
\nCould not unfrown itself. (quoted in Shrodes, Finestone, Shugrue 202)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When citing two or more paragraphs, use block quotation format, even if the passage from the paragraphs is less than four lines. Indent the first line of each quoted paragraph an extra quarter inch.<\/p>\n

In “American Origins of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Movement,” David Russell argues,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Writing has been an issue in American secondary and higher education since papers and examinations came into wide use in the 1870s, eventually driving out formal recitation and oral examination. . . .
\nFrom its birth in the late nineteenth century, progressive education has wrestled with the conflict within industrial society between pressure to increase specialization of knowledge and of professional work (upholding disciplinary standards) and pressure to integrate more fully an ever-widerning number of citizens into intellectually meaningful activity within mass society (promoting social equity). . . . (3)<\/div>\n

Adding or omitting words in quotations<\/h3>\n

If you add a word or words in a quotation, you should put brackets around the words to indicate that they are not part of the original text.<\/p>\n

Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states, “some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale” (78).<\/div>\n

If you omit a word or words from a quotation, you should indicate the deleted word or words by using ellipsis marks, which are three periods ( . . . ) preceded and followed by a space. For example:<\/p>\n

In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that “some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs” (78).<\/div>\n

Please note that brackets are not needed around ellipses unless adding brackets would clarify your use of ellipses.<\/p>\n

When omitting words from poetry quotations, use a standard three-period ellipses; however, when omitting one or more full lines of poetry, space several periods to about the length of a complete line in the poem:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These beauteous forms,
\nThrough a long absence, have not been to me
\nAs is a landscape to a blind man’s eye:<\/div>\n
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<\/div>\n
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart;
\nAnd passing even into my purer mind,
\nWith tranquil restoration . . . (22-24, 28-30)<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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