What demonstrates the correct form for quoting up to three lines of a poem Beowolf?
To properly quote up to three lines of _Beowulf_, use slash marks (/) to indicate line breaks. If using multiple lines from any text with line numbers: place the first line number after the first line or phrase, insert a comma, leave a space, add a hyphen, another space, and add the last full line number after the final line or complete phrase quoted. Be sure to keep line numbers even though there isn't a citation, as _Beowulf_ is a classic, well-known text.
Examples are as follows:
- For one line: Grendel “/ tore at Herot, ripped off the roof...” (1).
- For two lines: Grendel “/ tore at Herot, ripped off the roof, / reveling in destruction." (154-155).
- For three lines: “There, / in its watery lair lay Grendel’s mother, / hiding in her foul den, seeking revenge” (1358-1360).