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Punctuation of Song and Poem Titles

Song and Poem Titles Punctuation

Punctuation of Song and Poem Titles

Punctuation of Song and Poem Titles                 

Play the quick video lesson HERE and click the upper left back arrow to return to this lesson.

Common Core Language Standard 2

Punctuating song and poem titles can be a bit confusing. Both songs and poems don’t always fit into our general rules that things which are “short, part of a whole, or can’t be picked up a table” are enclosed within quotation marks and things which are “long, whole things, or can be picked up from a table” are italicized or underlined. After all, some songs and poems can be very long. Some songs and poems are not parts of a whole. You can certainly buy just one song from iTunes. Finally, how do you pick up a download from a table? It’s important to remember that rules all have exceptions.

Today’s mechanics lesson is on how to punctuate song and poem titles. Remember that any title of a creative work must be punctuated with either italics (underlining if written) or quotations

Now let’s read the mechanics lesson and study the examples.

Place quotation marks before and after the titles of songs and poems. Songs and poems are parts of whole things, small things, or things that can’t be picked up from a table. Examples: “Jingle Bells” “This Little Piggy”

Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to mechanics lesson.

Practice: The lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” were taken from Francis Scott Key’s poem titled Defence of Fort McHenry.

Let’s check the Practice Answers.

Mechanics Practice Answers: The lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” were taken from Francis Scott Key’s poem titled “Defence of Fort McHenry.” Note that defence is the British spelling.

Now let’s apply what we have learned. 

Writing Application: Write your own sentence using the title of a song.

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