英语论文如何引用诗歌

英语论文的引用有严格的要求。不正确的引用甚至会被判为剽窃。那么，如何正确地引用诗歌呢？英语论文对诗歌的引用是一种直接引用。直接引用是指原封不动地引用原作者的话。直接引用通常需要使用引号将引用的话括起来。但当诗歌有多行时，可以采用独立用一个段落来显示。独立出来的文段需要缩进，或者居中。

直接引用诗歌时，要注意不要作任何改动，除了应原原本本没有错漏地复制原文之外，还要注意正确复制诗歌在那里换行。如,

　　One day she asked her father
　　To give her a garden plot
　　To plant and tend and reap herself,
　　And he said, "Why not?"

如果引用的诗句比较短，可以不独立成段，而用双引号括起来。如，"How far is it to Heaven? / As far as Death this way"　注意，诗歌换行处用 "/"号表示。这里是一个例子。In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Frost writes, "The wood are lovely, dark, and deep / But I have promises to keep / And miles to go before I sleep."

如果引用的诗句需要省略，可以用省略号，如，
Robert Frost discusses solitude and a desire to forget obligations when he writes, "The woods are lovely...but I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep"

独立成段的情况可以使用长省略号，如下：

　　Why should I blame her that she filled my days
　　With misery, or that she would of late
　　............................................................
　　Why, what could she have done, being what she is?
　　Was there another Troy for her to burn?

以上是英语论文引用诗歌的一般方法。不同格式规范要求可能稍有差异。论文作者如有疑问可以先与导师或出版社沟通确认。