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ENG 4U1: MLA Format

MLA Format has two parts that work together:


1. In-text Citations – These are found within the work, following a piece of information that has been taken from
another source. It includes the author and page number. [Ex: (Hardwick 130)]
2. Works Cited page – Comes at the end of the work (on a separate page) and includes all of the sources included in
the work. It is alphabetical by author’s last name and includes ONLY the sources that were cited in the work.

In-text Citations for Written Works and Film

An in-text citation comes directly after you have included a piece of information from another source in your piece.
Include the author’s last name and page number, and it comes before the end punctuation.
Ex: Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

If you have already mentioned the author’s last name in the lead-in, only include the page number in the citation.
Ex: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).

If the name or page numbers are unclear or unknown, use a shortened title of the work to reference it.
Ex: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible
climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global
Warming").

Quoting From Poems

When quoting from a poem, provide the numbers of lines. Doing so allows readers to consult your source in multiple editions.

Poem quotes of 1-3 lines:

Individual lines should be separated by a backslash with a space on either side ( / ). The backslash does not replace any other
punctuation that may appear on that line.

Ex. The elegance of Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” derives from the poem’s sharp juxtaposition of urban
and natural imagery in the lines, “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet black bough” (1-2).

Poetry block quote >3 lines:

As with the prose block quote, omit the quotation marks and start the quotation on a new line. The quote should be indented
one inch from the left margin and maintain double spacing throughout. Periods or other quotation marks will precede the
parenthetical citation. Block quotes of poems must maintain the original line breaks and include the appropriate line numbers.

Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” concludes with the bittersweet stanza:

How dreary to be somebody!

How public, like a frog

To tell your name the livelong June

To an admiring bog! (5-8)


Basic Rules for Works Cited

 On a new page titled “Works Cited” – do not italicize, bold or underline it. It should be CENTRED.
 Include MLA format header with last name and page number in the top right.
 All entries should be listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name (or title if no author)
 Double space your entries
 Indent the second and subsequent lines of each entry
 Include the medium of publication (Print, Web, Film, etc.)
 Major titles should be in italics and minor titles should be in “quotations”

MLA Works Cited Formats for Popular Sources

Book:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of

Publication.

Book with More than One Author:


Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of

Publication. Medium of Publication.

A Work in an Anthology or Collection


Last name, First name. "Title of Essay/Story/Article." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). City of

Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication.

Entire Website
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated

with the site (sponsor or publisher), Date of resource creation (if available). Medium of

publication. Date of access. <URL>.

Page on a Website
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Page Title.” Name of Site. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), Date of resource creation

(if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. <URL>.

Article in a Magazine or Newspaper


Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Article in a Scholarly Journal


Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication.

Film
Director Last Name, First name, Dir. Movie/Documentary Title. Film Studio, Year. Film.

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