How to Reference a Line in a Poem?

Use the line number if the poem is numbered

Cite the poet’s last name and line number in parentheses

Use a slash mark to show a line break in quoted poetry

Use block quotes for quotations longer than four lines

Indent each line of a long poem quotation

Keep original capitalization and punctuation

Include the page number only if required by the citation style

Follow MLA, APA, or Chicago formatting rules as needed

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