How do you  show quotes, mla?
<answer> 1 Enclose the direct quotation in quotation marks. 2 long direct quotations consists of quotations that are longer than four lines of prose or three lines of verse and the mla format dictates. <context> To format these correctly in MLA format, there are a few rules you must follow. 1  Enclose the direct quotation in quotation marks. 2  Reference the original author or title (if no author) and page number or line number (verse).  Place punctuation after the parenthetical citation.