Source Integration and citations

Source Integration and citations

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How to Cite Songs Online- Streaming

Author Last name, First. “Song Title.” Album Title, Record Company/Publisher, Date Published. Streaming Name (Spotify/Apple Music/etc), link.

Morris, Rae. “Skin.” Cold, Atlantic Records, 2014. Spotify, open.spotify.com/track/0OPES3Tw5r86O6fudK8gxi.

How to Cite Songs Online- Website

Author Last, First. "Webpage Title." Website Name, Link. Accessed Date.

Houston, Whitney. “I Will Always Love You.” Genius, URL. Accessed 9 April 2025.

Your in text citations will include just the author's (singer/band) last name in parentheses.

How to Cite Songs Online (In Text)

For in text citations, they'll look like regular citations for prose. You'll have parentheses, the author's (singer/band) last name, but instead of page numbers, you'll use a time stamp.

I don't need anything from anyone/ its just not my year, but I'm all good out here (Cain 1:41-1:52)

How to Quote Poetry/Songs

When quoting poetry, put a slash (/) whenever a line comes to an end and a new one begins to show there is a break.

Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.

If the line ends with punctuation, keep it in along with the slash!

How to Quote Poetry/Songs

When citing poetry (or a song) in text, be sure to give the author's last name as usual, but also provide the line numbers in place of a page number.

"Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And spinters and boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor-- Bare." (Hughes)

"Well, son, I'll tell you:/Life for me ain't been no crystal stair./It's had tacks in it,/And spinters/and boards torn up,/ And places with no carpet on the floor--/ Bare." (Hughes lines 1-7)

Signal Phrases

When putting quotes into your writing, you want to make sure you are integrating them in a way that feels natural. You shouldn't just "drop" them in, there should be a build up, or what is known as a "signal phrase" and a slow down where you contextualize the quote you've used.

Signal Phrases: In their article, the author claims, "--" The author writes/emphasizes/argues/refutes/ highlights/stresses/depicts/offers/interprets/acknowledges"--" And many, many, many more.

Signal Phrases

Example:

Mrs. Mallard had an unusual but expected reaction, based on the context of this story, to the death of her husband which demonstrates her feeling free from him. “She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!'” (Chopin 1068).

Mrs. Mallard had an unusual but expected reaction, based on the context of this story, to the death of her husband which demonstrates her feeling free from him. Chopin tells the audience, “She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!'" as Mrs. Mallards face brightens and she becomes more relaxed (Chopin 1068). At this point, the audience infers that Mrs. Mallard felt confined in her marriage, but now she is hopeful she could finally experience freedom.