Direct Quote Citation Mla
Use of quotations should be selective particularly apt and as brief as possible.
Direct quote citation mla. Author incorporated into text in the poem song of myself part of the leaves of grass collection walt whitman writes do i contradict myself. Very well then. I am large i contain multitudes 1315 1318.
The information below will aid you in setting up your direct quotes properly in mla format. If a quotation is comprised of four or fewer lines it is considered a short direct quotation and if a quotation takes up more than four typed or handwritten. Below are some basic guidelines for incorporating quotations into your paper.
If you want to include a longer quotation from a source start it on a new line. Direct quotes a safe way to avoid plagiarism in essays especially for anyone not familiar with mla modern language association format is to cite material from outside sources in the form of direct quotes. Your own words may be enhanced by quotes from sources enclosed in double quotation marks last name page.
Mla formatting quotations when you directly quote the works of others in your paper you will format quotations differently depending on their length. Indent the entire blocked quote one standard paragraph indention from the rest of your text. Mla direct quote citation.
You may include the author s name within your text or within the in text citation. In the previous related lessons in our mla in text citations series found in the right hand sidebar you learned that a short and long quote are determined based on the number of lines the quotation occupies in your paper or project. Parts of a direct quote the source this could.
Please note that all pages in mla should be double spaced.
