Literary Methodologies: Literary Toolbox

Poetry Citation Guidlines–More Resources

dr j — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:01:11 +0000

Here’s the scoop right from MLA: http://www.mla.org/style_faq4 (HINT: it even demonstrates how to cite a poem from an on-line source!)
Here’s a site to save for in-text reference: http://www.shepherd.edu/scwcweb/hndpoetry.htm

And, here a site to use for your Works Cited: http://www.noodletools.com/kb/index.php?article=64

Chapter 22 in your Norton Anthology also has all the information you need. Note especially pages 1172-4 that explain how the Works Cited should be formatted.

Oxford Engish Dictionary and Slow Reading

dr j — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:37:06 +0000

I’ve been looking through the Oxford English Dictionary . . . picking words from our reading and thumbing through . . . so to speak . . . entries.

Even given my line of work I do not slow down my reading process often enough to go word-by-word. Looking up words I was sure I knew still resulted in new and deeper understanding.

I hope you are (or will be soon) experiencing something similar: the deep satisfaction of stopping to smell a word–really drink it in–in order to help you capture the fragrance of a poem.

If you want to check out the OED, go to the library’s website and click on the link “Reference Shelf:” http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=86&pageID=25.

Find the OED’s hotlink under dictionaries.

Dictionary & Poetry Citation 101

dr j — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:41 +0000

Are you confident about how to cite all those dictionary definitions you are using in your OED paper?

The OED tells you everything you need to know for your Works Cited page (HINT: Yes, it clears up any questions you may have about citing the electronic version . . . Isn’t Dr. J’s blog great?!): http://www.oed.com/services/citing.html

Here’s a helpful handout you can print out (pdf): MLA Handout

And, one more: Citing Poetry Using MLA

The handout says in part:

How about an in-text citation for a definition from a dictionary?
In-text:
Rape is defined as “the crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse” (“Rape” def. 1).
Works cited:
“Rape.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton

Mifflin Co, 1993.
Note: Why did I use “Rape” instead of The American Heritage Dictionary? Once again, I need to make it easy for my reader to locate the source information on my works cited page.

Action Poetry!

dr j — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:41:31 +0000

Learn about how to use poetry and analysis as a form of activism:

http://www.margaretsoltan.com/?p=20847

Short Introduction to Metaphor

dr j — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:23:18 +0000

http://www.ted.com/talks/james_geary_metaphorically_speaking.html

Welcome to LitMeth!

dr j — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:08:51 +0000

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