Proper punctuation for children's book titles?
In a formal essay, would I underline the title of the book? I'm talking about Green Eggs and Ham and I know longer works are normally underlined but since this isn't like a novel or anything I'm not sure if it falls under the underline rule or quotations rule. Thanks!
What does a lack of punctuation signify in a poem?
Usually a lack of punctuation creates what might be described as “internal enjambment,” or in other words, it “annotates” the line by making two phrases seem to flow into each other, providing multiple ways to read the line. Another use, as seen in Frank O'Hara's “Lana Turner Has Collapsed” is to speed up a line, as if the speaker is whipping through the language quickly; the effect in O'Hara's poem is to create a snarky, sarcastic rhythm, in other words, a “short” delivery in the sense of “being short”/ “being snide.” Finally, if punctuation would fall in the line break but isn't there the purpose of omitting it is frequently to prevent the reader from pausing longer than the break itself before heading to the next line, an option that may be used for rhythmic purposes (since a line break is already a “quarter break” in a music analogy, a comma at a break is equivalent to a period or semi-colon, roughly), but also, if a subsequent line has a “back-enjambed” line through caesura (i.e., when a word or phrase is set off alone at the start of a line, forcing the reader to read it both as part of the preceding syntax AND as itself alone) the effect is often to create speed to that line whose phrasing may create a double-entendre, in addition to being emphatic. Anyhow, there have been many, many uses invented for this technique since Merwin famously introduced it into his work. After nearly half a century it's become a standard convention.
Do I underline, italicize, or put quotation marks around title of an article in a sentence?
Hi Augustus, In different cultures there are different opinions about punctuation. Here is something I downloaded from Google and hopefully it will help you. Quotation Marks The exact rules for quotation marks vary greatly from language to language and even from country to country within the English-speaking world. In North American usage, you should place double quotation marks (") before and after directly quoted material and words of dialogue: One critic ended his glowing review with this superlative: "It is simply the best film ever made about potato farming." May replied, "This is the last cookie." You also use quotation marks to set off certain titles, usually those of minor or short works -- essays, short stories, short poems, songs, articles in periodicals, etc. For titles of longer works and separate publications, you should use italics (or underlined, if italics are not available). Use italics for titles of books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers, films, plays, long poems, long musical works, and television and radio programs. Once when I was sick, my father read me a story called "The Happy Flower," which was later made into a movie entitled Flower Child, starring Tiny Tim. Sometimes, you will use quotation marks to set off words specifically referred to as terms, though some publishers prefer italics: I know you like the word "unique," but do you really have to use it ten times in one essay? "Well" is sometimes a noun, sometimes an adverb, sometimes an adjective and sometimes a verb. Hint: If you would like to know more about Punctuation I would recommend that you search in Google simply by typing the word - 'Punctutation' in the search box. I hope this answers your question.
When do we punctuate using italics and underlining?
They mean the same thing (emphasis) but generally, use underlining for book titles and italics for foreign words and sounds (like the Karate 'Ki-ya!').
Hit me with your favorite/best dramatic monologue!?
The title is self explanatory; I just want some ideas for an upcoming audition =) Just hit me with your best and favorite (and preferably tear-jerking) dramatic monologue! Thank you! P.S. Don't you hate it how Answers! adds punctuation to your title? I only put an exclamation point and they added a question mark as well. Haha
How do u do an in-text citation?
APA in-text style uses the author-year-page number method of citation. The first citation of any work must include the author, year and page number (if applicable) of the work unless it is mentioned in the text containing the citation. Subsequent citations to the same work need not include the year as long as the work can easily be distinguished from other works cited in the paper. Example: Several rivers aside from the Thames once intersected London, although those rivers have since been covered over by development (Clayton, 2000, p. 28).
Do you underline the title of a poem?
If you are referring to the title of a poem within your text (I assume you are writing a literary essay for school), then titles of most poems are set in roman type and enclosed in quotation marks. The title of a very long poetic work (an epic poem, for example) should be italicized without quotations. Titles are never underlined anymore. This is a holdover from the days when many people used typewriters.