Avoiding plagiarism in literature papers

The rules about plagiarism are the same for literature papers as for other research writing. To be fair and ethical, you must acknowledge your debt to the writers of any sources you use. If you don’t, you commit plagiarism, a serious academic offense.

These acts are considered plagiarism:

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Using MLA style for citing literary works

Using MLA style to document secondary sources

Using quotation marks for borrowed language

Paraphrasing in your own words

Avoiding plagiarism (MLA)