The title of an essay, short story, or poem that is part of a larger collection is enclosed with quotation marks, and the name of the collection is in italics. In the example below, there are two publishers, which will not always be the case - they are separated with a forward slash /
In the example below, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe is part of a 4-volume set of his complete works. This full set was published in 1902 by the publisher Thomas Y. Crowell. The edition is now available online through the HathiTrust Digital Library.
If using a literary work that is commonly cited and has been published multiple times, in multiple editions, in addition to the page number, it is helpful to also include information about where to find the information in the edition that you are using. Begin with the last name of the author (unless you wrote the author's name in your sentence), then the page number(s), followed by a semicolon and the additional locational information.
Sometimes poems are untitled. Often in those cases, the first line is well-known. Include that entire first line within your text.
When quoting line(s) from poetry, use a forward slash / to indicate where the line breaks fall.
Use double forward slashes // to indicate a stanza break.
If quoting more than three lines, use a block quotation. Indent the quoted lines and do not use quotation marks. (An easy way to indent is to highlight the quotation, and hit the "increase indent" button that points to the right, located at the top of your page 
.) If the line you are quoting extends further than the line on your page, insert three extra spaces at the start of your line, as in "flashing Missouri" below.
Sometimes, line numbers are included in the margins. In those cases, you may omit the page number(s) and simply list the word line or lines and then the line number(s).
You only need to write the word "line" or "lines" the first time you cite a particular source. Then, because you have established that you are using line numbers for that specific source (as opposed to page numbers), you can just list the numbers of the line(s).
Use block quotations (indenting the quoted material to the right within your text) when quoting lines from a play. Begin each character's line with his/her name in all caps and followed by a period. Make the block quotation look as similar to the original as possible, including extra spaces or italicized or emphasized words, as they appear.
If the quoted line extends beyond the line of your paper, indent the subsequent words three additional spaces.
Sometimes, line numbers are included in the margins. In those cases, you may omit the page number(s) and then list act, scene, canto, book, or part number (as appropriate), and then the line(s). The first time you cite lines rather than page numbers, use the word “line" or "lines" before the number(s).
After using lines (rather than page numbers) the first time you mention a particular source, the subsequent times you cite that same source, you can omit the word "line" or "lines" and simply list the number(s) of the line(s). (See example below.)
Between the act (or scene, canto, etc.) and the line number(s), insert a period. In the example below, the first part of the quotation is from Shakespeare's Hamlet, from act 1, scene 5, lines 35-37. Hamlet is abbreviated to Ham. All of Shakespeare’s works are abbreviated. (See the tab "Abbreviations" on this Guide for a complete list of the abbreviations to use for Shakespeare's works.)
