i'm writing a paper (university) on a poem and have used some quotes; how do i cite this? (using mla or apa)

Question

thanks

would i just use the quote, and then put (line 2) aftewords? -line 2 is an example...

Answer 1

MLA
From: http://www.shepherd.edu/scwcweb/hndpoetry.htm
"Quoting 1, 2 or 3 lines of poetry. You can quote three or fewer lines of poetry without having to place the lines in a block quote. Use quotation marks. Use a slash to indicate the break between lines. Put the line numbers in parentheses. Place the period at the end of the line number(s):.
Heaney directly compares poetry writing to the digging his ancestors did: "Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. / I'll dig with it" (29-31). "

You don't have to put the word line, just state the numner.