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The following sections will explain how to add callouts in the text and add footnotes in the footer. Any supplementary information about the topic being discussed in the text can be added in the footnote. An endnote, on the other hand, appears at the end of the paper under the heading “Notes.” In most citation styles, footnotes are used to provide additional information. For example, Chicago, Turabian, and Oscola citation styles follow footnote citation instead of the author–date citation.įAQs What is the difference between a footnote and an endnote?Ī footnote appears at the end of each page on which it is cited.

In addition to providing additional information, footnotes also act as citations in some styles. You can follow either footnote style or endnote style. The advantage of using a footnote is that it does not hinder the reader from the main topic discussed in the text. Include only information that provides supplementary details as a footnote. Such information should be included in the text and not as a footnote. The information added in the footnote should not be a continuation of the text being discussed in the text. Note: If citing more than 3 lines, follow the rules for a long quotation.Footnotes provide additional information for a term, phrase, or sentence mentioned in the text. Using scientific imagery, Donne describes his connection to his wife, "As stiff compasses are two: /Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show / To move, but both, if th' other do" (lines 26-28). For line breaks that occur between stanzas, use a double forward slash (//). Note: If your quotation contains more than one line from the poem use forward slashes (/) between each line of the poem. (Author of Poem's Last Name, line(s) Line Number(s)) Works Cited List Exampleĭonne, John. "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning." The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Poetry, edited by Lisa Chalykoff, Neta Gordon, and Paul Lumsden, Broadview Press, 2013, pp. "Title of Poem." Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, edited by Editor's First Name Last Name, Edition if given and is not first, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of Publication, pp. Page Numbers of the Poem.