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 Generally, when including the titles of selections within an essay, there are two main guidelines to follow.
+The first is to use quotation marks for shorter pieces. Shorter pieces include, but are not limited to poems, short stories, songs, and articles. Below are some examples.
 * Short story: "The Harmony of the Spheres," “Indian Camp,” “Babylon Revisited”
+* Poem: "To His Coy Mistress," “Ulysses.” “Daddy”
+* Television show: "Star Trek", “Battlestar Galactica”
+* Song: "Ants Marching", “Stairway to Heaven,” “Come Sail Away”
+The second is to italicize or underline longer pieces. Longer pieces include, but are not limited to novels, films, and newspapers. Both italics and underlining are appropriate for longer writings. However, the same style should be used consistently throughout the essay. Below are some examples.
 * Novel: ''Perfume'', ''Moby Dick'', ''The Satanic Verses''
 * Feature film: ''Blade Runner'', ''The Day After Tomorrow'', ''Star Wars''
-* Poem: "To His Coy Mistress," “Ulysses.” “Daddy”
-* Television show: "Star Trek", “Battlestar Galactica”
 * Television series: ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
-* Song: "Ants Marching", “Stairway to Heaven,” “Come Sail Away”
 * Long poem (epic): ''Odyssey'', ''Beowulf'', ''Paradise Lost''
 * Play: ''Hamlet'', ''Oedipus Rex'', ''Death of a Salesman''