语言教学 | 普渡大学写作教学系列General Writing 84-Quotation Marks(2)

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4、Quotation Marks with Fiction, Poetry, and Titles

Block Quotations

You should use a block quotation when the quotation occupies four or more typed lines on the page. Although they are allowed in any type of writing, you will likely most often use them when quoting from fiction or literature. A block quotation is removed from the main body of your text. Indent one inch from the main margin (the equivalent of two half-inch paragraph indentations) and begin your quote. Maintain double spacing throughout, but you do not need to use quotation marks.

Gatsby experiences a moment of clarity while standing with Daisy on his dock. Fitzgerald writes:

Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now to him vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one. (98)

Quoting Poetry

When you quote a single line of poetry, write it like any other short quotation. If the piece of poetry you are quoting crosses multiple lines of the poem itself, you may still type them in your text run together. Show the reader where the poem's line breaks fall by using slash marks.

In his poem, "Mending Wall," Robert Frost writes: "Something there is that doesn't love a wall,/ that send the frozen-ground-swell under it" (42-44).

If the quotation is three lines or longer, set it off like a block quotation (see above). Some writers prefer to set off two-line verse quotations for emphasis. Quote the poem line by line as it appears on the original page. Do not use quotation marks, and indent one inch from the left margin.

In his poem, "Mending Wall," Robert Frost questions the building of barriers and walls:

Before I built a wall I'd ask to know

What I was walling in or walling out,

And to whom I was like to give offense.

Writing Dialogue

Write each person's spoken words, however brief, as a separate paragraph. Use commas to set off dialogue tags such as "she said" or "he explained." If one person's speech goes on for more than one paragraph, use quotation marks to open the dialogue at the beginning of each paragraph. However, do not use closing quotation marks until the end of the final paragraph where that character is speaking.

Quotation Marks with Titles

Use quotations marks for:

• Titles of short or minor works

• Songs

• Short Stories

• Essays

• Short Poems

• One Act Plays

• Other literary works shorter than a three act play or complete book

• Titles of sections from longer works

• Chapters in books

• Articles in newspapers, magazines, or journals

• Episodes of television and radio series

Underlining or italics are used for the titles of long pieces or works that contain smaller sections.

5、Quotation Mark Exercise and Answers

Quotation Mark Exercise

In the following sentences put in quotation marks wherever they are needed, and underline words where italics are needed.

1. Mary is trying hard in school this semester, her father said.

2. No, the taxi driver said curtly, I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes.

3. I believe, Jack remarked, that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.

4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.

5. She asked, Is Time a magazine you read regularly?

6. Flannery O'Connor probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song, A Good Man Is Hard to Find.

7. When did Roosevelt say, We have nothing to fear but fear itself?

8. Yesterday, John said, This afternoon I'll bring back your book Conflict in the Middle East; however, he did not return it.

9. Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?

10. A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.

11. Certainly, Mr. Martin said, I shall explain the whole situation to him. I know that he will understand.

Quotation Mark Exercise Answers

1. "Mary is trying hard in school this semester," her father said.

2. "No," the taxi driver said curtly, "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes."

3. "I believe," Jack remarked, "that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe."

4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.

5. She asked, "Is Time a magazine you read regularly?"

6. Flannery O'Connor probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."

7. When did Roosevelt say, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?

8. Yesterday, John said, "This afternoon I'll bring back your book Conflict in the Middle East"; however, he did not return it.

9. "Can you believe," Dot asked me, "that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?"

10. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.

11. "Certainly," Mr. Martin said, "I shall explain the whole situation to him. I know that he will understand."

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