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You don't have to use quotations, just after the stanza, put he line numbers. For example:

The foot of my bed

With age it has shed

It's clawed feet and bulging eyes

Devil's breath and grasping hands (5-8)

Then state the significance of the stanza, or whatever you needed the quote for...however, i do recommend you use shorter quotations, the ability to assimilate the poet's work into your own interpretation is usually more admired than just doing a line-by-line breakdown...

Taylor L

If you're using the MLA (Modern Language Association) format, the answer would be YES. Ask the professor (who gave that work) if you would have to use a certain format.

EXAMPLE:

On line 7 and 8 Whitman writes " On the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead". This means.....

yes