MLA Citation Style
MLA format is characterized by in-text parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page at the end of the paper listing the sources used during research.
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Works Cited
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.
The elements of a citation should be listed in the following order:
- Author.
- Title of source.
- Title of container,
- Other contributors,
- Version,
- Number,
- Publisher,
- Publication date,
- Location.
Book
Bhabha, Homi K. The Location of Culture. Routledge, 1994.
Journal Article
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 15, no. 1, 1996, pp. 41-50.
Website
Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html.
Song
Beyoncé. "Pray You Catch Me." Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/.
MLA is both a citation and stylistic format. Papers with MLA formatting is generally characterized by double-spaced, Times New Roman font with one-inch margins and a header that includes your name, your professor’s name, the class, and the date. The title of the paper goes below the header and is centered on the page. Pages should be numbered with your last name followed by a page number.
In-text citations should include a page number and the author’s last name. If the author’s name appears in the sentence, you only need to include the page number.
Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3).
OR
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.