Question

Select the correct requirements for quoting more than four lines of prose or more than three lines of poetry in MLA style.

a. Correct indent the quotation one-half inch from the left margin. Incorrect use quotation marks. Include the parenthetical before the final punctuation.
b. Indent the quotation one inch from the left margin. Use quotation marks. Include the parenthetical after the final punctuation.
c. Do not indent the quotation. Use quotation marks. Include the parenthetical before the final punctuation.
d. Correct indent the quotation one-half inch from the left margin. Use quotation marks. Include the parenthetical after the final punctuation.

Answer 1

The correct requirements for quoting more than four lines of prose or more than three lines of poetry in MLA style are to indent the quotation, not use quotation marks, and include the parenthetical citation before or after the punctuation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct requirements for quoting more than four lines of prose or more than three lines of poetry in MLA style are:

1. Indent the quotation one-half inch from the left margin.
2. Do not use quotation marks.
3. Include the parenthetical before the final punctuation for prose, and after the end punctuation for poetry.

For example, if quoting a long prose passage, you would write:

Kennedy writes that after a year of teambuilding work, including improvements in communication, evaluation, and small-group quarterly meetings, morale among staff members "improved from 'average' to 'excellent'" (17).

And if quoting a short poetry passage, you would write:

"The visits we made in the neighborhood constantly discovered/women sewing upon sweatshop work, and often they were assisted/by incredibly small children" (199).