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Italics/Underlining vs. Quotation Marks

Italics/Underlining vs. Quotation Marks. Two Basic Rules. Short works (and parts of long works) get quotation marks Long works (and collections of short works) get italicized/underlined. Titles That Get “Quotations”. Short poem Short story Essay Song Skit or monologue Commercial

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Italics/Underlining vs. Quotation Marks

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  1. Italics/Underlining vs. Quotation Marks

  2. Two Basic Rules • Short works (and parts of long works) get quotation marks • Long works (and collections of short works) get italicized/underlined

  3. Titles That Get “Quotations” • Short poem • Short story • Essay • Song • Skit or monologue • Commercial • Individual episode of a TV series • Chapter in a book • Encyclopedia entry • Article in a magazine • Article in a newspaper • One- or two-page handout

  4. Titles That Get Italics/ Underlined • Epic Poem (book-length) • Novel • Collection of essays • Collection of short stories • CD or album • Play, ballet, or opera • Film • Entire TV series • Complete book • Encyclopedia • Magazine • Newspaper • Pamphlet • Visual art (sculptures, drawing, painting, etc.)

  5. A Few Extra Notes • If your work is handwritten and it is not obvious what italicized, underline the titles • Traditional religious works are capitalized, but not underlined or italicized (the Bible, the Torah, the Koran, the Book of Mormon) • Do not use quotation marks or italics for your own unpublished essays

  6. Capitalization of Titles • First and last word • Every noun, verb, adjective, and adverb • Capitalize words that are more than 3 letters long • Prepositions and articles are usually not capitalized • If the title is very short, you may capitalize each word • Only capitalize the first letter – not the entire word

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