Short Quotations
When using short (fewer than three lines of verse) quotations from poetry, mark breaks in verse with a slash, ( / ), at the end of each line of verse (a space should precede and follow the slash). If a stanza break occurs during the quotation, use a double slash ( // ).
Include quotes and a parenthetical citation. Cite the line numbers but not the page numbers in the first parenthetical citation if the lines are numbered. For future parenthetical citations, just put in the line numbers – you do not need to write the word “lines”
EX: Cullen concludes, "Of all the things that happened there / That's all I remember" (Jones lines 11-12).
LONG QUOTATIONS
For quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented 1/2 inch from the left margin while maintaining double-spacing. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.)