How do I cite a poem reprinted on a website in MLA style?
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Works Cited

Trethewey, Natasha. "Housekeeping." Poetry Foundation, 2000, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/90616/housekeeping

 

Parenthetical citation: (Trethewey, lines 1-3).

Narrative citation: In "Housekeeping," Trethewey writes: "We mourn the broken things, chair legs / wrenched from their seats, chipped plates, / the threadbare clothes" (lines 1-3).

 

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