Which of the underlined titles in the following sentence should be enclosed in quotation marks?
Our textbook, English Literature, includes Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet and Edgar Allen Poe’s poem The Raven.
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English Literature
English Literature
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
The Raven
The Raven
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In the sentence provided, the underlined titles that should be enclosed in quotation marks according to standard American English conventions for titles are the titles of the poem and the play:
"Romeo and Juliet"
"The Raven"
Generally speaking, the titles of full books, such as textbooks, are italicized or underlined, whereas the titles of shorter works like poems and plays are usually enclosed in quotation marks when hand-written or printed in a context where italics are not available. Since the textbook title "English Literature" would likely be italicized in a typewritten document, if you are marking something by hand and you are unable to use italics, underlining would be correct for this title. Therefore, the correct responses are:
Romeo and Juliet
The Raven